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On
this page you are going to find a detailed description of the most
attractive sites for your holiday, swimming and whole day stay.
You can get to know the Vela Luka archipelago and its surrounding
area with high-quality photos and a short description. We do not
want that your stay in Vela Luka turns into roaming and aimless
saerching and that fore you should take a look at the destinations
we have chosen for you.
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Proizd is a jewel
in the Vela Luka archipelago. Azure blue, crystal clear sea lapping
pebble beaches, the smell of pine forests, nudist beaches, makes
this island a tourist attraction. A 30-minute boat ride from Vela
Luka, Proizd offers you an oasis of peace and tranquility from the
everyday stresses of the modern world.
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Sang about in
many songs also known as the island of love, this part of unbelievable
nature shoud not be missed if your search for a quiet and peaceful
place, where you can leave your body to Mediterranean sea and sun.
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The small islands
of Prznjak and Trstenik are situated 7 sea miles from Vela Luka
on the south-western side of the island of Korcula, opposite the
bay of Tri Porte. They are a tourist attraction with its unique
beauty, a place for a whole-day stay and a popular place for fish
picnic excursions. There are a few weekend houses built today, but
in the past, small islands were constantly inhabited due to sheep
and goat breeding.
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3.5
km
from the center of Vela Luka lies a small pebble beache called Picena
bay. It is an ideal place for your hole day spanding at the beach.
If you have a kids, this is a great place for them. Lying on a pebbels
you can watch the sunset over the island of Osjak.
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You
can reach the Poplat bay by a road that leads thought the southern
part of the Vela Luka bay. The Road leads above the bays and beside
the small island of Osjak, through olive groves and dense pine tree
woods. There are several weekend houses built in the bay of Poplat
that are at disposal for rent. The sculptor Ante Marinovic, born
in Vela Luka, has his weekend house there, too. His merit is the
collecting of Donated International Collection of Drawings, Graphic
and Sculptures. There is also the small church of the Maid of Carmen
built in the bay, and it is situated along a fertile field of vineyards
and olive groves. It is surrounded by dense greenery of high cypresses.
It was built as a family chapel so that the inherit ants take care
of it up-to-day. Frano Petkovic Kovac and his sons Ivan and Antun
built this church in 1888 on their land. The chapel was built in
a modest combination of gothic and domestic way of building of ancient
island churches. With its greatness, and especially height it points
out among similar buildings from that time in that area. It is built
of stone, but it is plastered inside and outside. The simple church
façade is decorated on the corners with a little bit pointed
out half-columns, there is a stone frame on the entrance, a sloping-prophylactic
cornice above the entrance, a small belfry on distaff with one bell,
and on the side walls there is on each side a tight, tall neo-gothic
window. The altar-table is loped off in stone and decorated with
parts of reddish marble. More about Poplat: www.korcula-poplat.com
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Among many of
calms that are situated in the gulf of Vela Luka we would like to
point out the spacious and pleasant bay of Gradina. It is situated
in the north of the gulf, not far from the town, and to it leads
a 3 km long asphalt road. In that bay there are several approachable
pebble beaches suitable for swimming. From the southeast and south
it is protected by the small islands of Gubesa and St.John, and
that fore it is a safe shelter for navigators.
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The name Tri
Porte is a joint name for three bays situated 7 km southwest from
Vela Luka, and they are some of the most beautiful bays in the aquatorium
of Vela Luka. From the surrounding hills that are covered with pine
forest you can enjoy a beautiful view over the archipelago of the
canal of Korcula.
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11 km from Vela
Luka is the village Prigradica situated. Prigradica was built in
the 19th century as the export-harbour for the wine and olive-oil
from Blato. It is an attractive tourist resort today. There are
numerous leasing houses with private apartments, a restaurant, a
supermarket and the small boarding-house “Prigradica”
in the bay.
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Blato is historical
and cultural centre of the west part of the island of Korcula. It
counts about 4000 inhabitants. Beautiful resorts of Blato are Prizba,
Prigradica, Grscica and Karbuni. Within the old town there is a
Church of All Saints with treasure loggia and the belfry. In the
church you can admire wooden choir seats from 16th century or beautiful
painting of Girolamo da Santa Croce. Processional silver crucifix
from 15th century is of extraordinary value. Besides there are 37
small churches and the Monastery of the Daughters of Mercy. Since
1795 Blato has been under protection of St. Vincentia. Her body
is in the Chapel in the Church of All Saints. During the 3rd Pope's
visit to Croatia He declared the beatification of Maria of the Crucified
Jesus Petkovic.
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The town of Korcula
(3232 inhabitants) is the historical, cultural and political centre
and the historical harbour of the island. It was built on a small
peninsula that limits the passing between the island and the mainland
on only 1270 metres. The possibility to supervise the navigation
of galleys and sailing-vessels on this spot was the reason for the
formation of the small town-fortress. It fulfilled this service
for different governors. The town developed hastily from the 13th
century, in the form it can be seen today. Those were the years
of the origin of the Constitution, the coming of the governors Zorzi
and the century of Marco Polo.
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A thousand years
ago, Dubrovnik was for some people just too far away. Nevertheless,
even during the era when travel was a unique adventure, distance
did not stop people from heeding the call of Dubrovnik. European
crusades, pilgrims to Jerusalem, travel writers, messengers, adventures
and those seeking new knowledge and perspective passed through or
stayed. And they had no regrets. Neither does the modern traveller
- the tourist. Today in Dubrovnik they arrive comfortably and easily,
by plane, boat or car. Stradun, Dubrovniks central street, the jugural
and meeting place of the town, is unique in its beauty. Monasteries,
17 churches and one of the oldest synagogues in Europe, offer to
the visitor the religious aspect of Dubrovniks rich cultural heritage.
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