Explore island of Korcula with rent a boat Vela Luka

Korcula Island and Vela Luka represents a unique combination of beautiful nature, centuries-old cultural traditions and history and modern tourism. The island is 46.8 km long with an average width of 5.3 to 7.8 km, an area of ​​270 square kilometers and is the sixth largest island in the Adriatic Sea. From the Peljesac peninsula is divided by the Peljesac canal, and among them is the smallest distance 1270 m. The island has a large number of bays and coves. North shore is easily accessible and has few natural from the south and east wind protected port reachable by rent a boat Vela Luka. The south shore is more indented but steep in places: there are some places with cliffs up to 30 meters above sea level, there are many anchorages and bays sheltered from north winds, but open to the south, and Brno is sheltered from the south. The largest, best protected cove is Vela Luka in the far west of the island.
The three largest towns on Korcula are the capital city of Korcula, Blato in the interior, as well as the small port Vela Luka in the west of the island. In the capital standing house, which is believed to be in it was born Marco Polo.
Tourism with development on the island of Korcula began in the late XIX. century. The first public bath is regulated in the town of Korcula in 1904, while the first Korculan prospectus in several languages ​​printed in Vienna in 1914. After II. World War II, the sixties started the whole island development of modern tourism: hotels were built, decorated campsites and other tourist and catering facilities.
It is particularly significant "health tourism" because of its mild climate, clean air and sea, and medicinal mud at several island locations.
Numerous beautiful beaches and bays, luxurious hotels and holiday homes, centuries-old olive groves and vineyards, ancient villas and ancient island town that seems to have remained lost in a long past times mothers on the island tourists from all over the world.