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Forteca – the English tower Fort Wellington

Forteca – the English tower Fort Wellington that was built during the British occupation of Korcula in 1813 on the place of the Venetian fortification from 1616. It is located on the hill above Korcula Old Town, about a 20-minute walk along the steps from Plokata – the town’s main …

Bicentenary of British empire’s occupation of Korcula

Bicentenary of British empire’s occupation of Korcula (by Vicko Marelic) Two hundred years ago this week, the British navy occupied the island of Korcula during the Adriatic campaign against Napoleon’s revolutionary France. The Royal Navy’s knowledge of the region probably went no further than the setting of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. …