Location:
this historic Dalmatian island is one of a renowned group including Hvar and Brac opposite the seaside towns of Dubrovnik and Split, with its natural private beaches, vineyards, stunning mountains, authentic towns with great foods and atmosphere. It is situated 15 mn by car ferry from the mainland. These properties are on the south side of the island, walking distance from the lovely village of Lumbarda.
Description:
Beachfront properties of 40 square metres either on the ground floor with garden or first floor with terrace. All of them are south-facing with full sea view or partial sea view. They are currently being modernised and refurbished. Air conditioning will be installed in each apartment. There will also be a heated, common swimming pool and tennis courts, and the sea is just on the doorstep.
Availability:
75 apartments already completed. They will all be refurbished in November 2004.
Transportation:
Korcula is accessed either from Split or Dubrovnik airports.Then by car and ferry half an hour from the mainland.
Rentals:
Good rental potential with an on-site management company that has a public tariff for 2004. Rates should rise at lease 20% after refurbishment with longer occupancy.
From 49,500 euros to 60,500 euros. Refurbishment work 8,200 euros. Furniture 4,900 euros
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HISTORIC
It may be true that places and islands differ, but Korcula undoubtedly holds a privileged position among Croatian islands. Here there are perhaps even more legends, tales and monuments than anywhere else. The island has a number of famous towns including Korcula, Lumbarda and Vela Luka. The oldest written monument in Croatia, the "Lumbardska psefizma", in Greek, was found in Lumbarda. According to legend, Korcula was established by the Trojan hero Anthenor in the 12th century BC. The Italian town of Padua also claims him as its founder. Ancient Greek and Roman writers speak of the city of Korkyra Melania, established by Greek colonists from Cnidus, which had, according to the same sources, been minting its own money as early as the 4th century. The Latin version of the name is Corcyra Nigra, Black Corcyra, because of the thick woods on the island. Korcula is, after Lokrum and Mljet, the third most densely wooded island of Croatia. There is much evidence of a highly-developed social life on Korcula even in the 13th century. The Statute of Korcula, signed in 1214, prohibited the slave trade for the first time in Europe. It also spoke about the order and management of the city. The Statute rules were in force until the arrival of French authorities in 1806. At the end of the 13th century, a battle was fought between the navies of Venice and Genoa in the channel near the city. The famous travel writer, Marco Polo, who was, according to some sources, born in Korcula, was said to be involved.
The people of Korcula were famous stonemasons, shipbuilders and seafarers. They left their mark in stoneworks, sculptures and buildings all over Dalmatia, but they saved their best works for their own city. There are late Gothic and Renaissance buildings from the 15th and 16th centuries, and Baroque examples from the 17th and 18th centuries. It took local builders 150 years to erect the cathedral of St. Marcus, the most valuable building in Korcula. In its long history, the town streets, laid out in a regular herring-bone pattern, have seen many battles. Nowadays, each summer they come to life with the old knight's dance of Moreska, dating from the 15th century. The dance evokes the battles with the Moors and was popular all over the Mediterranean. But today it has only been preserved on the island Korcula. Representing good and evil, the white and black kings fight with their armies for a maiden. Fortunately the white king prevails. In Blato, situated like Rome on seven hills, there is another, equally interesting knights' dance called "kumpanija" (company). It symbolises the struggle for freedom.
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