In today’s addition of Independent on Sunday, Lumbarda was featured in the article titled ‘Croatia is just the place to learn the ropes’ – here is an extract: ‘Just sign here … and again here.” I did as instructed, and, with a “See ya”, and a “Bye Mum”, my children …
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Make your Marco in Korcula – See explorer’s sunshine isle, the article written by Owen Davies was published in today’s Sunday Mirror - read below: Oh what a view. On one side a medieval walled city with a pretty harbour jutting out in a glittering sapphire sea. Onthe other, a crowd …
Read more » Korcula itself is the natural beauty queen – Sunday Mirror
Departing from Korcula town in the early morning by ferry catamaran from Korcula via Hvar to Split can be a really nice experience if you take a look backward (weather permitted) – have a look at a few photos in departing from Korcula in the early morning photo gallery that …
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While I was browsing through some old press cuttings, looking for something completely unrelated, I found this Sunday Times supplement cutting from 2004 where Korcula was featured as a main photo of the ‘Complete Croatia’ article . This is an excerpt form the article: CROATIA FOR ISLANDS: What Croatia does best, …
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Some good and reassuring news are coming from Croatian media regards future of Peljesac Bridge, the important infrastructure object that was supposed to be built to connect the Croatian Mainland and Peljesac Peninsula. It has been reported that Bozidar Kalmeta, the Croatian Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Minister said in Zadar …
Read more » Peljesac Bridge will not be scrapped
A 19-year old Korculan swimmer Mario Todorovic, a memeber of Croatian relay team (Gordan Kozulj, Vanja Rogulj, Duje Draganja) took the silver medal, finishing in second place in the men’s 100m medley relay at the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven yesterday.
Read more » Local Korculan Swimmer Mario Todorovic Takes Silver at European Swimming Championships
If you happened to be in Korcula on Good Friday, don’t miss the opportunity to see Korcula’s Good Friday Church Procession, traditionally held in and around Korcula Old Town on Good Friday. The procession will start at 6 pm from Cathedral Sveti Marko, located at Pjaca – the Old Town’s main …
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A rare old drawing of Korcula from 1892 (I guess this is actually etching) that was yesterday emailed to me is now displayed in our Old Photos of Korcula Gallery. It depicts Korcula Old Town viewed from Borak area with Sveti Ilija Mountain in the background. The drawing was scanned …
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Scuba diver Miljenko Marukic, of Lumbarda’s Scuba Diving Centre has won three awards for underwater photography at International Festival of Underwater Photography that was recently held in Rijeka, Croatia. Have a look at Miljenko’s awarded photos: Photo Shark Maximus: Photo Old Mask: Photo Orange Ball: In cooperation with his fellow scuba …
Read more » Awarded Underwater Photos by Lumbarda Photographer
A study to evaluate the effects of construction of Peljesac Bridge in the context of economic, transport and demographic changes of Peljesac Peninsula , Korcula , Mljet and its surrounding area, has been presented today at Hotel Villa Argentina in Dubrovnik, Croatia. According to the projections on which the study …
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