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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 …

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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. …

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