Sport & Recreation

Sport Korcula Website

The latest addition to variety of Korcula websites is SportKorcula.com (www.sportkorcula.com) – an official website of�Sportski objekti Korcula (aka Korcula’s Sport Centre). The site, written in the Croatian language,�has info about�sports, leisure, health and fitness facilities in Korcula Town�including a football pitch, an indoor handball pitch, a sport hall/gym as …

Sinking boat, sinking feeling in the waters of the Adriatic

A really good article, written by visitor to Hvar Island about his account of an ill-fated boat trip, has won this week’s Telegraph‘s travel writing competition. Here is an excerpt: “Clueless about boats, uneducated about engines and ignorant about winds and tides, we attempted to drift our way to a …

Cycling on Korcula Island with Exodus Travels

I recently stumbled across Exodus Travels – Reset your compass’ photostream on Flickr and found photo album that has some good photos of cycling around Korcula Island. The photo, titled ‘Road descent on island of Korcula’ is my favourite, so I decided to share it with you today. The photo …

Cyclists in Racisce

Korcula island is pretty popular with cyclist as it has a lot of quiet country lanes and scenic off – road routes that make the Island an ideal destination for a holiday or short break that includes cycling as recreation activity�(check Korcula bike rental prices) Last summer large group of …

Introducing: Young Windsurfer from Korcula

This photo, taken sometimes during summer 2010, shows 15 year old Jakov Bakaric from Korcula, almost flying across Peljesac channel in strong Maestral – a typical Adriatic summer northwestern wind. Jakov is one among the group of local youth, who regularly enjoy windsurfing around Korcula and Peljesac. In my future …

Korcula’s first triathlon race series

Korcula island, arguably the world’s most stunning Triathlon destination and home to the Marco Polo Challenge 2011. The event will see professional and amateur racers competing in one of the most beautiful settings on Croatia’s Dalmatian coast – racing through rich pine forests, the ancient city centre and the crystal …

Marco Polo Challenge 2011- Korcula’s first SPRINT triathlon

Sign up for Korcula island’s first sprint triathlon – 30.04.2011 – A race in the most spectacular setting – a beautifully preserved medieval town perched on the Adriatic sea with rich pine forests nestling behind. Join in the fun. Raise money for charity. Be healthy. Challenge yourself! The event is …

Learning to sail in Lumbarda

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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Local Korculan Swimmer Mario Todorovic Takes Silver at European Swimming Championships

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.

Awarded Underwater Photos by Lumbarda Photographer

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 …