Top Things to do in Korcula Island
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The 7 Best Historic Sites in Korcula Island, Dalmatia
Discover the best top things to do in Korcula Island, Croatia including Revelin Tower, Kula Morska Vrata, Korcula Town Walls, Tower Kanalevic, Mala Knezeva Kula, Forteca, Marco Polo House.
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1. Revelin Tower
2. Kula Morska Vrata
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By planetogra - Tewantin, Australia
This wide Baroque staircase sweeps elegantly down to the promenade but the actual gate through the wall is quite unprepossessing; I guess small & narrow made it easy to patrol & defend. There doesn't seem to be any Trippie post for the quayside so I have adopted Kula Morska Vrata as the closest. Arriving by boat, the township is presented like a cake tin, with impressive decorations of towers, bell tower, ancient town buildings, beach sections & little boats & city gates to intrigue you before you even set foot on the island. Go through one of the portals for a magical experience where ever you turn.
3. Korcula Town Walls
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4.5 based on 78 reviews
Reviewed By carolas936 - Marietta, United States
Korkula's city walls are impressive, surrounding the old city, particularly if you approach from the sea. Korcula is one of Coatia‘s finest surviving fortified medieval towns. Defenses were started in the 13th century to protect its citizens from land and sea attacks. Threats diminished in the 18th century, so parts of the wall were dismantled, and Korcula expanded beyond the walls. By the early 19th century large proportion of the walls were neglected and parts demolished, mainly the upper part of eastern walls (Zakerjan area) as well as part of the western walls (Riva- Korcula port area). Walking the walls gave me a feeling for medieval defense: thick stone curtain walls with twelve towers, battlements with arrow slits, and city gates with inner and outer doors. There are two main gates; the south gate (called the Land Gate, Kopnena Vrata) has the Venetian lion insignia above the door, signifying an alliance with this strong trading partner in the north Adraitic. A vaulted passage leads though the Revelin Tower (built from 1493 to 1496) and to the main town square by St. Mark's Cathedral. The west side entrance is called Sea Gate (Morska Vrata). It ascends a Baroque stairway from the harbor along the open loggia (built in 1584) into the town. Defensive towers which have survived include - Zakerjan Tower: a hemispherical tower on the north side - Kanavelic Tower: a hemispherical tower on the north west side - Sea Gate Tower: a square tower near the Sea Gate - Small Governor’s Tower: a cylindrical tower on the southwest side - Large Governor’s Tower: a truncated cone on the southwest side - Revelin Tower: a square tower over the land gate - All Saints Tower: a truncated tower on the southeast side Circling the walls from the outside is about 700m. The towers and parts of the wall are lighted at night, which adds a romantic touch to an evening in Korcula. The walls are always open, and there is no entrance fee, although there are some business establishments in the some of the towers.
