Korcula NEWS ARCHIVE
News archive 2005
News Archive 2004
 Times Online Travel Arhive - I was browsing through
Times Online article about croatian islands and on the end it says : ".... and the winner is? FOR SHEER beauty
and tranquillity, Mljet is a close runner, but its lack of accommodation lets it down. Hvar, beautiful and buzzing,
also makes the top three. But it’s Korcula
that takes the honours. It’s got the lot:
a lovely town and some stunning quiet bays, on an island
easily accessible from either Split or Dubrovnik. Best of
all, it’s midway between both the runners-up. Stay
on Korcula and visit all three." Other good comment
for Korcula was : " Locals claim that Marco Polo
came from their island. It’s clearly rubbish. If the
explorer had been born on Korcula, he would never have left.Is
additional comment necessary? Is any other comment
necessary?!?! >>>read
complete article ....
 12.12.04 - New
York Times on Posip, Korcula' s white wine: WINE UNDER $20 - A Zesty White To Sip by the Sea - Astoria,
Queens, a showcase of ethnic cuisines, is a natural habitat
for Croatia's modern wines. Venturesome fans of rarely found
whites will relish the flowery 2003 Marko Polo, from Korcula,
an Adriatic island that is supposedly the explorer's birthplace.
In Dubrovnik, this zippy, citrusy wine, made from Dalmatia's
Posip grape, works well with oysters and langoustines.... >>
read complete article ..
 08.12.04 - Algae
Threatens Croatian Adriatic - An interesting
article on ecology of neighbouring Korcula island : "Stari
Grad bay on the island of Hvar is one of the most charming
resorts in Croatia. But beneath the quiet surface of the
southern Adriatic an aggressive tropical algae is threatening
the sea's eco-system. The algae has grown from an initial
patch of about 1,000 square feet to an area of about 120
acres. Stari Grad is one of about a dozen places in the
Croatian Adriatic where two types of algae have in the last
10 years grown into dense colonies that choke life on the
sea bed. Croatia, which relies heavily on tourism along
its Adriatic coast, fears the disrupted balance of the sea's
eco-system could hurt its appeal for holiday makers, particularly
divers in search of genuine natural biodiversity....>>
read complete article ...
 26/11/04
- KORCULA - Artist from Korcula, Petar Matulovic is going to be on 7th
International Funny Comics Show in Zagreb from 26 to
28/11/04. Petar is final year student at Korcula Secondary
School and is just starting with his involvement in the
amazing world of comics. Back in August 2004, Petar was
also doing Korcula Summer Forum 2004 - see all details on MRAVCI web page. Mravci
is local Korcula's young artist group, which is active in
organizing local art workshops and similar activities.
 19.11.04 - Croatia
May Offer Holidays Behind Bars - Croatia may
reopen its Goli Otok - most notorious communist-era prison
for tourists willing to part with their money to re-enact
the life of a political prisoner - including hard labor,
stale food and nights in solitary confinement. The plan
has the support of some local officials and even former
inmates, who have offered to work as tour guides, though
the city council has yet to make a final decision....Goli
Otok - which means Naked Island - was a miniature
gulag set up by Yugoslavia's communist dictator Josip Broz
Tito after World War II. It housed 3,000 inmates at its
height but has been derelict since its closure in 1989. read
more ...
 Stormy
winds disrupt traffic in Croatia (AFP) - Nov 14,
2004 - Stormy winds disrupted air, road and sea traffic
along Croatia's Adriatic coast on Sunday, causing delays
and cancellations, as well as power failures, local media
reported. Due to Bura wind, gusting up to 200 kilometers
(125 miles) per hour, the airport at Dubrovnik on the southern
Adriatic had to cancel flights, airport authorities said.
Ferry connections to nearby islands were cancelled and some
islands had power cuts. Air traffic at the southern coastal
town of Split was disrupted but resumed around midday.
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