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Korcula Tonight: Candles for Vukovar Remembrance Day

Korcula Tonight: Candles for Vukovar Remembrance Day

Last night residents of Korcula lit candles in centre of the town to honor the memory of the civilians and soldiers killed by JNA and Serb paramilitary forces in Vukovar in 1991.

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Lovely photo of views from Marco Polo Tower in Korcula

Lovely photo of views from Marco Polo Tower in Korcula

This lovely photo of views over Peljesac Channel from Marco Polo Tower in Korcula Old Town  was shot by Sarb Dhindsa who visited Korcula in July. The photo was uploaded at fan photos from Korcula of Korculainfo.com page on Facebook. Thanks Sarb for this lovely contribution!

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Korcula Panorama in today’s Jutarnji daily

Korcula Panorama in today's Jutarnji daily

My large Korcula Panorama photo has been published again – this time in the Travel Guide to Dalmacija 2009 – the supplement of today’s Jutarnji, the Croatian daily newspapers. This panorama photo was also recently published in book about Montenegro.

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Thunderstorm over Brna (Vinacac) by Max Cremonini

Thunderstorm over Brna (Vinacac) by Max Cremonini

I just received these two beautiful photos of thunderstorm over Vinacac near Brna taken on the night of 25 of August 2006, during a very strong thunderstorm. The photos are taken by Max Cremonini from Carpi in Italy, who is regular visitor to our island. The first photo shows storm …

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Large Korcula Panorama Photo printed in book

Large Korcula Panorama Photo printed in book

The most popular photo of Korcula – the large Korcula panorama photo, (proudly created a few years ago by me – Edita) has been recently published in a book about Porto Montenegro, an exclusive marina village located in Boka Kotorska. The photo is published in ‘Gateway to the Adriatic‘ section …

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Young falcon from Peljesac

Young falcon from Peljesac

This is the young falcon (hawk) that was saved by members of  ‘Sveti Ilija’ mountaineering club from Orebic at Peljesac Peninsula. Once it recuperated from injuries, the falcon was released back to the nature . Have a look at photo of owl the same people saved few years ago about bird watching in Korcula …

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Jumping off the high rock in Korcula Archipelago

Jumping off the high rock in Korcula Archipelago

A young man jumping in water off the high rock ,  Stupe Island in Korcula Archipelago Swimming after the jump  

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Hail and Rainbow in Korcula

Hail and Rainbow in Korcula

While heavy hail was falling above Korcula roofs yesterday, a small rainbow appeared in the corner. The lucky photographer to catch this image was Vinka Damjanovic from Korcula. Click here to see larger version of the photo and see more weather photos from Korcula

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Small Palm Trees in Sveti Nikola

Small Palm Trees in Sveti Nikola

The above photo,  taken in 1950’s, that shows small palm trees in Korcula’s promenade Sveti Nikola. In the mean time, the palms have grown much bigger, so from this position, the uninterrupted view towards the Old Town is not any more possible. Click here to see recent photo of the same …

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Old Drawing of Korcula from 1892

Old Drawing of Korcula from 1892

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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