Sailing and windsurfing school “Extreme” operates on the west side of the island of Korcula. Continue reading for more informations!

It's been awhile since Google Street View shot this for Google Map of the island of Korcula, but we'd like to show it once again, if you haven't seen it yet... 

On the night of 9th of August, a spectacle called Battle of Gica took place in front of the church of Blato. The story goes back in 1571, when the Ottomans threatened all along the Mediterranean sea. Their invasion spread into the Adriatic sea and they attacked Blato from the bay of Grscica. But, they were unpleasantly surprised when the men of Blato stood bravely and defeated the enemy. The show contains some elements from a local sword dance Kumpanjija and it is divided in acts. Check out the excerpts of the show on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c4GS2yZxT0&list=UU3bWzmy5XGfaIJrYeXM99YA&index=6&feature=plcp

Even the radio stations, tv news, newspapers and magazines warn about these factors on daily basis, we find it useful to write a few warnings concerning mostly Prižba (and other places on the south side, too), because these parts have some characteristics in landscape and weather conditions; the danger comes unexpectedly and it can happen to anyone...

In this post we will take a look on the pre-Greek settlements on the western part of the island of Korcula. Very interesting sites are small remains of round houses and guard towers that were used for keeping watch over the sea. They were built in the period of the neolithic...

In previous posts about historical locations in Blato we wrote about the monuments and cultural heritage located in various parts of Blato county, and this time we will write about the ones that can be found by exploring the depths of the Adriatic sea. The maritime archaeological sites are scattered around the island of Korcula, and in this text we will focus on the ones located in the county of Blato and the nearby areas.

This spring, the construction of the new road widening of the route Blato - Grscica - Prizba begun... 

Why do you love your bike? The real one or the imaginary one. The one you had in your childhood, the one you forgot, the one you never separated from? Because it has what children seek for: the magic of the two wheels that can take us anywhere, the wind in your hair, the open road that leads to the unknown lands.. Do you still drive your bike because of that? Or you just want to remain in shape?

Usluge pranja i peglanja kućnog i ugostiteljskog rublja u Blatu na otoku Korčuli za vlasnike i korisnike apartmana.

Laundry services for various types of clothes and laundry in Blato on the island of Korcula for apartment owners and apartment users.

All places we visit have their secrets. We would like to discover them and see what is beneath the surface of visible. There are people and places that generously reveal its secrets, as well as those who jealously conceal them. For the greatest part of the people who visit our island the secret is everything that happens during the time when the island belongs only to the people who inhabit it.