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Korcula’s Graveyard -��A short walk along Pelavi Mir steps�, passing by Tommy supermarket�will take you to Sveti Luka graveyard. The old part of the graveyard is surrounded by stone wall and has a small chapel. There are some interesting tombs and tombstones, as well as couple of stone-made sarcophagi belonging …

Construction time map of buildings, town walls and other structures in Korcula Old Town

Map of construction time of�buildings, town walls and other structures in Korcula Old Town: blue – constructed in period before 15th century light and dark brown – constructed in period of 15th and 16th century green -�constructed in period of 17th and 18th century yellow�-�constructed in period of 19th and …

Bernardo Bernardi

Bernardo Bernardi, a well known Croatian architect, born in Korcula in 1921. Among other things, he designed Hotel Liburna and Hotel Marko Polo.�There is also a street in Korcula named after him – see its location here Bernardi’s corner�in Hotel Liburna, Korcula is open for every day 8am-10pm. Come and …

Loggia in Korcula

Loggia – Loza – This small building at the western harbor of Korcula Old Town, next to Sea Gate entrance to the Old Town, under main town walls, was built in 1548 as a place for passers-by to sit and rest, as well as a shelter from bad weather. Loggia …

Korcula Town Walls

Korcula Town Walls – Due to its strategic location in this part of the Adriatic, Korcula Old Town was surrounded by high walls and towers from its early beginnings. Large sequences of defensive walls structures still dominate the Old town and can be seen on several places around it, particularly …

Architecture in Korcula

Architectural sights in Korcula: Korcula Old Town A medieval walled city positioned on an oval-shaped swelling of land pointing deep into Peljesac Channel. The city itself is grooved with a succession of narrow streets that branch off the spine of the main street like the fishbone. Fishbone shape was used …

Badija: The Cloister of the Franciscan Monastery

Above photo: The Cloister of the Franciscan Monastery on Badija The impressive 14th century Gothic-Renaissance cloister, adjacent to Church and Monastery from the North side (see the monastery plan), consists of four rows of stylish single and double-pillared columns enclosing the tranquil inner courtyard of the Monastery. In the middle …

Churches in Smokvica

Smokvica’s churches and chapels include: See the location of the churches on the map

English Piazzeta

English Piazzeta aka Engleska Pijaca -�English Piazzeta is a small semi-circular paved terrace with stone benches and pillars that is located on the eastern side of Korcula Town. It was built in 19th century by Admiral Peter Lowen, during a brief British rule of Korcula. English Piazzeta serves today as …

Marko Andrijic

Marko Andrijic �is famous Korcula architect and stonemason who lived and worked in Korcula and Dubrovnik 15th century. During his life he made numerous beautiful buildings in Korcula:�Church tower of Korcula’s Cathedral Sveti Mako, Ciborium in the Cathedral, etc