Near Kuciste
Historic Korcula Town, a monastery islet, sandy beaches and hidden coves — all close to our house in Kuciste.
Nearby
Close to our house: historic Korcula Town, Lumbarda's sandy beaches, the islets of the Korcula archipelago — Badija, Stupe, Majsan and Sestrice — and secret beaches along the Peljesac coast.
1.0 NM
Korcula is a historic fortified town on the protected east coast of the island of Korcula. The old city is surrounded by walls, with streets arranged in a herringbone pattern that allows free circulation of air while protecting against strong winds. Its historic sites include the Gothic-Renaissance Cathedral of St Mark, the Town Hall and the massive city fortifications.
Legend holds Korcula was founded by the Trojan hero Antenor in the 12th century BC. It flourished with waves of Illyrian and Greek colonists, became part of Roman Dalmatia, and later saw Avar and Slavic settlement in the 7th century AD.
Korcula's towers and remaining walls look striking from the sea — originally 12 towers and 20m-high walls kept the town no pushover for pirates.
The 15th-century Gothic-Renaissance cathedral dominates St Mark's Square, built from Korcula limestone by Italian and local artisans.
Housed in the 16th-century Gabriellis Palace, tracing Korcula's history and culture, next to the ornamented Arneri Palace.
Marco Polo is said to have been born in Korcula in 1254 — there's reasonable evidence it could be true.
A modest collection of Byzantine icons on wood and gold, plus 17th- and 18th-century ritual objects.
In the 14th-century Abbey Palace — icons and an excellent hall of 15th- and 16th-century Dalmatian art.
Moreska — the traditional sword dance, performed at 21:00 twice weekly in July/August (Mon & Thu), Thursdays only in June/September.
Marco Polo Fest — the International Marco Polo Festival of Song and Wine, mid-July.
Also: the Korkyra Baroque Festival, the Marco Polo Challenge triathlon (April), water-polo tournaments (August), summer carnival (30 June), grape harvest (Sep–Oct) and olive harvest (late Oct–Nov) wine and food festivals.
2.4 NM
The largest islet in the Korcula archipelago. The Franciscan Monastery, built in the mid-15th century in late Gothic style, dominates the view from the Korcula side. The Chapel of St. Catharine, dating from the 15th–16th centuries, sits on the hill behind it.
Mostly covered in bush and pine woods, entirely ringed by pebble and rocky beaches — great for swimming, snorkelling, fishing, sunbathing and hiking around the island.
4.4 NM
A small fishermen's village on the eastern end of Korcula Island, a few kilometres from Korcula Town, connected by a road through pine woods and olive groves.
Surrounded by sandy vineyards growing the local white grape Grk, and sandy beaches — Vela Przina, Bilin Zal and Tatinja. Most of Lumbarda's 1,200 residents are wine-growers, fishermen and stone-masons, actively part of the local tourism scene.
Lumbarda's history is documented back more than two thousand years, to Greek times.
Korcula archipelago
Majsan, Stupe and Sestrice are all within swimming distance of one another, dotted across the channel between Korcula and Peljesac.
3.0 NM
Inhabited from ancient Greek times to the early Middle Ages. A Roman-era fishermen's settlement (1st ct AD) became a monastery with the advent of Christianity (4th ct AD), built around a chapel holding the shrine of St. Maximus, after whom the island is named. A fortress at the top controlled maritime traffic and sheltered the monks.
2.9 NM
Vela Stupa, within swimming distance of Majsan, has a seafood restaurant and wooden pier — run by a local family with a good reputation, including a passionate fisherman as owner.
3.7 NM
Twin islets — Vela Sestrica and Mala Sestrica ("Large and Small Sister"). The lighthouse on Vela Sestrica was built in 1871 by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, once home to the lighthouse master and his family.
Sea-view apartments 30 metres from the beach, with Korcula just across the channel.
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