Dubrovnik: Day Tour to Korčula

Discover the 2nd most populated island in Croatia, Korčula, the birthplace of Marco Polo. See the 5-km long city walls at Ston. Enjoy the city's heritage, eat oysters fresh from the sea, and taste some of the best wines from the Pelješac peninsula.

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Highlights

Visit Marco Polo's birth place and the Ston Saltworks
Admire the astonishing Cathedral of St Mark
See the 2nd longest Wall in the World
Taste some of the finest wines and oysters fresh from the sea

Description

On this tour, experience how the past and the present become one on the magnificent island of Korčula, which has been populated since prehistoric times. After departing from Dubrovnik, make your first stop in Ston a historic fortified town surrounded by the 2nd longest wall in the world, first mentioned in the 13th century. The town layout is famous for its herringbone pattern, which allows air to circulate through the streets, but protects the town from strong winds. Learn about how building outside the city walls was forbidden until the 18th-century. Next head to the Korcula Old Town to experience an ancient culture and admire views of the crystal clear sea and sunny beaches. Take a chance to see the Cathedral of St. Mark, probably the most important building in the Korcula Old Town. It is built in Gothic-Renaissance style, completed in the 15th-century in the place of another church from the 13th-century. Find out how the church was built by local masters and craftsman of stone masonry who were well known in the Renaissance and Baroque era. During the tour, you will have the chance to taste fresh oysters from the sea, and sample some of the finest local wines at a winery.