“Marco.” “Polo.” These are two words that travellers might expect to hear when lounging at hotel pools as children play the popular water tag game. Hearing “Marco Polo” while walking the cobblestone ...

The main street, Ulica Korčulanskog statuta, leads to St Mark’s Cathedral, one of the finest examples of Dalmatian church architecture and design. Taking three centuries to build, it features several ...

So, how far would you go for a drink? I journeyed to a land of scorpions and castrated goats on the trail of a strange beverage called ‘Grk’. It is a wine with no vowels, grown on vines that have no ...

Croatians use the word fjaka to describe the neutral state they adopt to deal with noisy, unwanted thoughts. I would suggest that Korcula, known as one of the most relaxing islands on the Dalmatian ...

I’m all for teaching children a few foreign words on holiday... but I had to work extra hard on ­pronunciation for this trip. Not least with the local wines. My vowel-mangling at dinner meant that ...

Until the arrival of Boogie Jungle, the island of Korčula wasn't well know for it's late night party scene, but there is a modest selection of bars and cocktail joints in town. Here we select the best ...

14:47, Sun, Jul 7, 2024 Updated: 14:48, Sun, Jul 7, 2024 Despite its proximity to popular tourist destinations like Dubrovnik, Split and Hvar, this 276 square-kilometre island remains relatively ...

Novak Djokovic turned his recent Korcula island getaway into a tennis training ground, giving spontaneous lessons to delighted young children. The Serb is currently competing at the Western and ...