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KORULA & PELJEAC The best kept Croatian secret

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Korula & Peljeac the best kept Croatian secret The island of Korula and Peljeac peninsula belong to Dalmatian archipelago. The island is divided into municipalities of Korula, Smokvica, Vela Luka, Blato and Lumbarda. Peljeac is divided into 4 municipalities: Ston, Janjina, Trpanj and Orebi. This part of Croatia is known for having the highest number of sunny days, 2700 sunny hours per year. You may enjoy splendid weather and warm sea for the greatest part of the year.

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Vela Luka BlatoSmokvica LumbardaKorula Orebi Trpanj Janjina Ston

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Cultural heritage Each place its own unique and unforgettable story: rich cultural heritage and tradition, sword dances and games such as Moreka, in the old town of Korula is more than 400 years old. Kumpanjija, in almost every town or village on the island Korula, Poloneza folklore dance in Orebi.A range of exciting and spectacular cultural, entertainment and religious events throughout the year, colourful winter and summer carnival parades spreading the joy and fun, film food festival Kinookus in Ston.

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Festivals The Korkyra Baroque Festival is annual international event. Festival brings selection of the world's leading ensembles and soloists specialized in Baroque music. The Kinookus Food Film Festival takes place in Ston every September. The Festival structure: Cinexperience competition and retrospective, Cinefocus lectures and meetings, Cinexperiment educational workshops, Cinelocus an open-air market for local, traditional and organic products, Unseen - agro-archaeological bike tours.

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Korula Marco Polo hometown The name Korula was given by the ancient Greeks. They named it Korkyra Melaina, which means Black Korula, due to the black oak tree forests. The most valuable ancient object is Lumbardas Psephisma dating from the 3 rd century BC and it is considered the oldest written record in stone in Croatia. The most world- wide famous citizen of Korula is the world-famous travel writer and explorer Marco Polo who was imprisoned after the Battle in Front of Korula on September 7th 1298.

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Ston world 2 nd longest walls The Walls of Ston are large fortifications built by the Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik). They were built in the 14 th century and they are the second longest walls in the world, 5.5 km long. The most ancient active salt pants in the world, which remained bond to traditional and natural method of salt production which was not changed since the antique period, can also be found in Ston.

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Orebi town of endless love Orebi is town with huge maritime tradition. Witness to glorious times of the Maritime museum and Franciscan monastery with votive museum collection. Orebi is town of endless love. Family Mimbelli was the biggest benefactor Orebi as the largest ship owners in the glorious era of maritime history Orebi in the 19th century. A love story of Baldo Mimbelli and his love from Russia is our Croatian story of Romeo and Juliet, immortalized in monument "Asleep Vestal Virgin" by Ivan Rendi on the captain's cemetery.

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Wine & food festivals This part of Croatia is home of the most famous Croatian white wines Poip and Grk, and red wines - Dinga and Postup. During the year you can visit many of wine festivals in this region. Food and wine festivals are specifically dedicated to promoting our cuisine and wines. Festivals bring together all the food and wines producers, olive oil producers and representatives of the best restaurants and hotels.

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Gastronomic offer - Peljeac When on Peljeac, by all means visit Ston which is known for its top Adriatic delicacies. Choose your favourite shell fish and enjoy it, raw or prepared in various risottos, pasta Do not forget they are well known for its aphrodisiac characteristics. Also try fish specialities in tavern in villages along Peljeac or visit an agricultural farm and try the top quality meat prepared in traditional way. You will certainly be trilled by Peljeac pastry, namely: stonski makaruli, hrostule, krokanat, brotualni mindeli.

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Gastronomic offer - Korula Korula cuisine brings tastes and smells of the Mediterranean. Your gastronomic adventure in Korula will be accompanied by the typical Mediterranean herbs and amazing high quality extra- virgin olive oil. Korulas desserts are real joy as well, prepared to old traditional recipes, that perfectly match with our wines, even more with sweet dessert wine proek ; so dont miss to try delicious klauni,cukarini, lojenica or lumblija, a unique sweet bread originating from Blato whose special ingredients make us think those about we miss the most.

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The most famous Croatian white wines Poip & Grk Did you know that Smokvica is home to Poip, one of the most famous Croatian white wines? The legend says that Odysseus during his journeys visited Brna, anchored several days in front of the bay and enjoyed its beauty. Did you know that Lumbarda is the only place on the island with sandy beaches? Its archipelago consists of 20 small islands. Vineyards of the famous grapevine are the reason why the wine connoisseurs keep coming to Lumbarda to taste Grk, famous white wine.

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Dinga 1 st class Croatian red wine The Mediterranean delicious should by all means be fulfilled with glass of good wine. The village Potomje is home of Dinga, the first Croatian wine protected on an international level, Dinga is the first Croatian red wine. The Peljeac vineyards of Plavac Mali grow along protected steep zone right by the see. And the very Peljeac peninsula lays the cradle of the first class Croatian red wines Dinga and Postup. You, therefore, simple must treat you palates to the pleasure of experiencing that unique taste.

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KORULA & PELJEAC....and there are even more reasons to visit Korula & Peljeac. more info: www.visitopeljesac.hr www.ston.hr www.visitjanjina.hr www.tzo-trpanj.hr www.visitorebic-croatia.hr www.visitkorcula.eu www.tz-lumbarda.hr www.brna.hr www.tzo-blato.hr www.tzvelaluka.hr www.croatia365.eu