Travel Reference
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#8 Korcula Island
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Korcula Island is one of the major islands of the Dalmatian archipelago and lies halfway
between Split and Dubrovnik. The island has an interesting history of settlement with the
earliest periods dating back to Mesolithic and Neolithic times. It has seen a successive occu-
pation of Illyrians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and finally Croats. Today almost the entire
population of the island are ethnic Croats, with over 15,000 residents in total. Korcula is the
second most inhabited island in Croatia, although it is only the sixth largest in landmass. The
largest port is Korcula city which makes a good base for exploring the other villages and
bays dotted around the island.
