The preparations for the new tourist season on the second most populous Adriatic island Korcula are in full swing. This season, there is a plan to open a completely new port. The project is called Nova luka Korčula – luka Polačište (New Port of Korčula – Port of Polačište). Another exciting thing for the visitors […]
KORČULA – Mediterranean Day is celebrated every year on November 28 in several countries with the aim of promoting the common heritage of the Mediterranean. At the beginning of this decade, the 42 member states of the Union pour la Mediterranee (Union for the Mediterranean) declared this date in November as the official Mediterranean Day, […]
BLATO – The Port Authority of Dubrovnik-Neretva County has obtained a legally valid building permit for the project of extension and expansion of the port of Prigradica in the Municipality of Blato. The acquisition is planned for the extension of the existing breakwater, a new breakwater facility with an underwater sill, and the construction of […]
BRUSSELS – Tonino Picula, Croatian Member of the European Parliament and President of the Intergroup of the EP for Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas today awarded awards for leading clean energy projects on the islands within the “Green Transitions in Practice” program. The first three places were awarded to the Symbiotix project from the […]
On the construction site of the Vela Luka Maritime and Passenger Terminal, works are being carried out according to a dynamic plan, and 85% of the works have been completed so far. The director of the Vela Luka County Port Authority, Boris Žuvela, explained in detail what exactly is being built and how much this […]
We proudly point out the beauty of Croatian islands, but few local and foreign tourists wonder how they got their name. There are various theories, but this is most likely the origin of the names of the Croatian islands. Brač The Greek name of the island was ‘Elaphousa’, apparently derived from elaphos ‘deer’. Based on […]
The tourist season is in full swing and all places on the Adriatic coast are trying to improve their offer for the upcoming visitors. The latest investments referred to beaches and their facilities, among other things. Sipan and Kolocep beaches got lifts for the disabled This swimming season, people with disabilities and people with reduced […]
Marina Korkyra is now the holder of the Blue Flag, which the Marina Management and employees proudly raised, and for the first time decorated Vela Luka with this esteemed tourist award. The Blue Flag is a global, ecological program for the protection of the environment, the sea and the coast, and the main goal is […]
The Public Health Institute of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County conducted the first regular sea survey this year on 121 beaches in the county, in the period from 16 to 26 May 2022. According to the results of the analysis, on 116 beaches the sea is of excellent quality, on three beaches the sea was rated good, […]
We already knew that Korcula is the most beautiful, and now it is official. Korcula has been declared the fifth most beautiful island in the world! It was announced by readers and editors of the Big 7 travel site, who chose from 50 world islands. There were no other islands from Croatia, but there were […]