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 Korcula Island

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Korčula is a town and harbor on the northeastern coast of the island of Korčula. The harbor is divided into the eastern and western part, the ACI marina being in the eastern part. When approaching from Hvar, through the Pelješki Channel the red lighthouse (Fl R 2s 7m 4M) at 42°57,8' N 17°08,49 E can be used as a way point.

The marina comes in sight after rounding that lighthouse and the whole peninsula, which can be identified by the prominent town walls and the cathedral bell tower. The entrance to the marina is marked by a green lighthouse (Fl G 5s 7m 4M) on the southern side of the breakwater. When approaching from the south, the safest way is to round the lighthouses Sestrice (Fl (4) 15s 18m 11M) and Stupe velike (Fl R (sector) 3s 9m 3M) from the north. Then steer towards the green lighthouse in the eastern part of the town harbour (Fl G 3s 7m 2M). During summer storms it is not advisable to stay in the western part of the town harbour.

The island shoreline is 182 km long, and the shorelines of the nearby islets another 54 km. Korcula is very indented with a large number of bays and coves. Its north shore is rather low and easily accessible with several natural harbours sheltered from the jugo and easterly winds: Korcula, Banja, Raciste, Vrbovica, Babina, Prigradica. The south shore is more indented but steep in places, with cliffs rising up to 30 m out of the sea in places. There are many anchorages and bays sheltered from the bura but open to the jugo: Zavalatica, Rasohatica, Orlanduga, Pavja luka, Pupnatska luka, Prizba, Grscica etc., and Brna is sheltered from both the bura and the jugo. The largest, best protected bay is Vela Luka in the furthest west of the island.
 

ACI marina Korčula lies in a small cove, east of the town. It is protected by a breakwater on the northern side.

Open: All year round

Berth: The marina has 135 berths and 15 boat places on land. Berths have water and power supply.

Facilities: Reception, exchange office, restaurant, toilets and showers, laundry service, grocery shop, repair shop, 10 t crane, parking lot. The marina has several high standard hotel rooms and apartments. The gas station is approx. 0.5 Nm east of the harbor, by the ferry pier. Shopping can be done in town. Customs formalities can be effected all year round.

ACI marina Korčula is nominated for the "European Blue Flag" in the year 2000, an environmental award, given to communities that make a special effort to keep their beaches and marinas clean and manage them with consideration for the local environment.

Korcula undoubtedly holds a privileged position among Croatian islands. Here there are perhaps even more legends, tales and monuments than anywhere else. The island has a number of famous towns including Korcula, Lumbarda and Vela Luka. The oldest written monument in Croatia, the "Lumbardska psefizma", in Greek, was found in Lumbarda. According to legend, Korcula was established by the Trojan hero Anthenor in the 12th century BC. The Italian town of Padua also claims him as its founder. Ancient Greek and Roman writers speak of the city of Korkyra Melania, established by Greek colonists from Cnidus, which had, according to the same sources, been minting its own money as early as the 4th century. The Latin version of the name is Corcyra Nigra, Black Corcyra, because of the thick woods on the island. Korcula is, after Lokrum and Mljet, the third most densely wooded island of Croatia. There is much evidence of a highly-developed social life on Korcula even in the 13th century. The Statute of Korcula, signed in 1214, prohibited the slave trade for the first time in Europe. It also spoke about the order and management of the city. The Statute rules were in force until the arrival of French authorities in 1806. At the end of the 13th century, a battle was fought between the navies of Venice and Genoa in the channel near the city. The famous travel writer, Marco Polo, who was, according to some sources, born in Korcula, was said to be involved. The people of Korcula were famous stonemasons, shipbuilders and seafarers. They left their mark in stoneworks, sculptures and buildings all over Dalmatia, but they saved their best works for their own city. There are late Gothic and Renaissance buildings from the 15th and 16th centuries, and Baroque examples from the 17th and 18th centuries. It took local builders 150 years to erect the cathedral of St. Marcus, the most valuable building in Korcula. In its long history, the town streets, laid out in a regular herringbone pattern, have seen many battles. Nowadays, each summer they come to life with the old knight's dance of Moreska, dating from the 15th century. The dance evokes the battles with the Moors and was popular all over the Mediterranean. But today it has only been preserved on the island Korcula. Representing good and evil, the white and black kings fight with their armies for a maiden. Fortunately the white king prevails. In Blato, situated like Rome on seven hills, there is another, equally interesting knights' dance called "kumpanija" (company). It symbolizes the struggle for freedom.

Because of its cultural heritage and numerous legends told over the generations it is undoubtedly one of the most interesting islands in the Croatian Adriatic. Apart from the town of Kor?ula, other towns on the island that are worth mentioning are Lumbarda and Vela Luka.The legend has it that in the 12th c. B.C. the town was founded by the Trojan hero Antenor, while Greco-Roman writers recorded the town as Korkyra Melania. The Latin name Corcyra Nigra (black Korčula) was given to the island because of its dense woods.
Since time immemorial the inhabitants of Korčula have been known as skilled stone masons, shipbuilders and seafarers. The local masters built the Gothic cathedral of St. Mark over as many as 150 years. Today, it proudly stands in the center of the town as its most valuable building. Among other numerous buildings of immeasurable beauty, are Arneri Palace, Renaissance Gabrielis Palace (16th c.) presently housing the Town Museum, former Bishop's Palace (17th c.) with the rich Abbey Treasury, Town Hall (16th c.), chapel of Our Lady of Ploče, the Land Gate (17th c.) that leads to Revelin, the grand tower (15th c.).
For many years now Korčula has been a major tourist destination because of its various types of accommodation, wide variety of sports and leisure activities, especially watersports and many organized trips to a number of destinations.
Particularly interesting is the cultural and entertainment program. For the last two years the Festival of knightly games has been held in Korčula, whose highlight are the old knightly games "Moreška" and "Kompanja" preserved until today only in Kor~ula. A traditional festivity is the carnival, processions in the Holy Week and the impressive procession on Good Friday. During the summer there is music entertainment, theater and folklore performances, sports events and sailing regattas.

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