...a C16 gunpowder magazine explosion caused by lightning resulted in much rebuilding. |
Wild fresias & hyacinths scent the morning, hiding locals residents. |
Dating from C14 the town of Korcula occupies a promontary. |
Strongly fortified, no building was permitted outside the walls until C18. |
Plaquea commemorating a) the 1st king of Croatia C10 b) Venetian ties from C11-C18. |
The loggia just inside the landside gate. |
Highly decorated corbels once supported balconies and warded off evil. |
Perhaps a bell once hung therein. |
The C15 St.Mark's cathedral... |
The narrow streets are laid out in herringbone fashion... |
...to provide fresh breezes... |
...but to prevent gales from penetrating. |