Korčula

Likes & Dislikes

Likes

Korcula - r.g. photo

1. good destination for a lazy, quiet holiday

2. the tiny, cute, medieval old town

3. The beautiful beach and charming harbor of Lumbarda

4. A fresh fish disc in a restaurant called Kanavelic

Dislikes

1. Transport between the island and the mainland is a bit complicated

2. The menu of the restaurants are too similar

3. Nightlife starts too late

4. much seaweed in the water at the Lumbarda beash

5. in the old town, many restaurants with sea view offer mediocre food

Opinions

Korcula - r.g. photo

Korcula - defending walls - r.g. photo

We were looking for a beautiful but quieter island, further from the shore, so we decided to take a ferry from Split to Korčula. It turned out to be a long and expensive vacation, so overall I’d say it isn’t worth going so far.

Advantages:
•    Beautiful bays with a lot of green vegetation
•    There were never big crowds on the beaches (we avoided the family-friendly, sandy beaches, and looked for rocky or pebble beaches instead)
•    I’d recommend taking the boat trip across to the beautiful island of Proizd (several boats depart every day, and it’s a short trip)

Disadvantages:
•    It doesn’t have the same tourist infrastructure as other coastal areas and islands. There aren’t many ferry lines, so while for example there are a million ferry crossings between Split and Vis every day, allowing people to go across for a hike or a visit, while Vis is visible from Korčula, the only boat only goes on prior appointment, and only if a certain number of people (15?) sign up. In any case, it didn’t work out for us.
•    If you haven’t booked accommodation in advance, it’s almost impossible to find it when you arrive. This island doesn’t work the same as other islands, where someone rents out a room or a nearby house, and it’s easy to get information from the owner. In fact, there are generally very few apartments to rent, which surprised us.
•    The island isn’t good for cycling – unless you like mountain biking. The usual coastal route doesn’t exist on Korčula, and we couldn’t find a bike path, so unfortunately the bikes we brought were useless. Next time we take them somewhere we’ll do a little research on the local gradient first.
In short: Korcula is a very beautiful, virtually untouched and remote island which takes a long time to reach. For that reason there are few tourists, but this also means that certain services which are usual elsewhere don’t exist here…
(Barbie, 2020)

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