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| Leaving Split... | ||
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| ...en route to Korcula... | ||
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| ...approaching Hvar... | ||
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| ...a C16 gunpowder magazine explosion caused by lightning resulted in much rebuilding. | ||
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| Wild fresias & hyacinths scent the morning, hiding locals residents. | ||
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| Dating from C14 the town of Korcula occupies a promontary. | ||
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| Strongly fortified, no building was permitted outside the walls until C18. | ||
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| Plaquea commemorating a) the 1st king of Croatia C10 b) Venetian ties from C11-C18. | ||
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| The loggia just inside the landside gate. | ||
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| Highly decorated corbels once supported balconies and warded off evil. | ||
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| Perhaps a bell once hung therein. | ||
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| The C15 St.Mark's cathedral... | ||
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| ...has grotesques on its portal also to ward off evil. | ||
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| Marco Polo is said to have been born here. | ||
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| The tower would have this view. | ||
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| The narrow streets are laid out in herringbone fashion... | ||
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| ...to provide fresh breezes... | ||
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| ...but to prevent gales from penetrating. | ||
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| En route to Vela Luka. | ||
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| Many small stone huts dot the countryside. | ||
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| Rich agricultural areas lie between the hills. | ||
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| Vela Luka harbour with Vela Spila above. | ||