Location: Korcula Town
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What to do and see in Korcula Town, Dalmatia: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
Korčula is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It has an area of 279 km²; 46.8 km long and on average 7.8 km wide — and lies just off the Dalmatian coast.
Restaurants in Korcula Town
1. Atelier Abel
2. Revelin Tower
3. Velika Knezeva Kula
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By roslynf217 - Miami, Australia
We travelled for 5 weeks and Korcula was one of our favorite places. The town itself is quaint and a lot less touristy than so many of the other places we visited. The old town was alive with small shops and restaurants many of which had live music making the atmosphere of the whole place fantastic. The island itself is quite large and where we stayed near the main marina where the ferries stops was perfect for us to either catch water taxis or bus to other parts of the island. Loved Korcula and would be one place I could definitely go back to as we only got to see a small part of it.
4. Korcula Town Walls
Overall Ratings
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.
5. 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.
6. Tower Kanalevic
7. Bishops Palace
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 5 reviews
8. Kula Svih Svetih
9. Zakerja Tower
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By NeilH526 - Fowey, United Kingdom
This is the only place I've gone to with cocktails made and served with dumb waiters (or a long bit of string) We got to the top up a set of very steep stairs , but had a pleasant cocktail 30 minutes with a good view over the water . Good atmosphere and totally open to the elements on the top floor (inside was available , but who cared about that )
10. Gabrielis Palace
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