Korcula Island - revisited

 So far we have had either no wind or way too much wind.  Leaving us either hunkered down or motoring - neither of which is appealing to us.  Ultimately we concluded that while beautiful, Croatia is crowded and not the best place for us to sail.  Its a great place for beginners and charters but possibly not the best place for our heavy cruising boat.  The thought of leaving Talaria in Murter for a month, while we did a road trip to escape the heat, sounded great initially.  But in the end we decided to just stick with our original plans: cruise Croatia, then Montenegro and finally a trip to Albania before heading back over to Italy where we will keep Talaria for the winter.

Revelin Tower (Southern entrance to Old Town) - 13th century

So we are making our way back to Dubrovnik.  From Lostovo we sailed back to the island of Korcula.  On our first trip to Korcula we did not see much as it was just a stopping point.  This trip we visited the old town of Korcula and the Badija Monastery.

St. Michaels Church (1408)

Korcula town at the east end of Korcula Island is yet another ancient walled city.  Within the city walls are the narrow, winding cobblestone roads, ancient churches and buildings all mixed in with modern restaurants and shops.  Korcula Old Town was built on a hill so all but one street have steps going either up or down from the main square and the main street. There aren't always a lot of steps but you are always going either up or down.

St. Marks Cathedral in Old Town Korcula

There are so many of these old preserved medieval towns in Croatia that virtually everywhere feels like a huge step back in time.  As though you are in a different world altogether.  Sadly, the multiple souvenir shops jolt you back to the present.  

Old Town Korcula

From Korcula we will head back over to Dubrovnik to see some things we missed there.  Our plan is to check out of the country in Dubrovnik as well so it will be our last Croatian stop before Montenegro.