Occupying the 16th-century Gabriellis Palace, this museum traces the history and culture of Kor膷ula throughout the ages. Displays cover stonemasonry, shipbuilding, archaeology, art, furniture, textiles and examples of Kor膷ulan traditional dress. There are some interesting curios scattered over its four floors 鈥 including a tablet recording the Greek presence on the island in the 3rd century BC.
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Dominating the little square at Kor膷ula's heart is this magnificent 15th-century cathedral, built from Kor膷ula limestone in a Gothic-Renaissance style by鈥
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There's a slightly unreal Disney-esque quality to this outstanding natural attraction, where the Trebi啪at River plummets in a broad 25m-high arc into an鈥
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Covering 5400 hectares of land and sea at the western end of the island of Mljet, this national park offers shady walking and cycling tracks, a ruggedly鈥
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In 1995 archaeologists in Vid made the extraordinary discovery of an Augusteum, a temple dedicated to the cult of the Roman Emperors, built around 10 BC鈥
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Kor膷ula鈥檚 towers and remaining city walls look particularly striking when approached from the sea, their presence warning pirates the town would be no鈥
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Tiny St Mary's Island lies on Veliko Jezero, not far from its southern shore. Boats (included in the park admission price) head here at least hourly鈥
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Famous architects, including Juraj Dalmatinac (best known for 艩ibenik Cathedral), were involved in the design and construction of Ston's extraordinary鈥
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This modest museum has a collection of interesting Byzantine icons, painted on gilded wood, and 17th- and 18th-century ritual objects. The real highlight鈥
Nearby Kor膷ula Island attractions
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The 14th-century Abbey Palace houses an important collection of icons and Dalmatian religious art. The most outstanding work is the 1431 polyptych of The鈥
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Dominating the little square at Kor膷ula's heart is this magnificent 15th-century cathedral, built from Kor膷ula limestone in a Gothic-Renaissance style by鈥
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Located in the skinny tower of the house that is purported to have been Marco Polo's, this tiny museum has a few displays, but perhaps the real appeal of鈥
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This small, crumbling tower has an inscription in Latin from 1592 stating, somewhat fancifully, that Kor膷ula was founded after the fall of Troy. It now鈥
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This modest museum has a collection of interesting Byzantine icons, painted on gilded wood, and 17th- and 18th-century ritual objects. The real highlight鈥
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The main entrance to the old city is through the southern land gate at the base of this tower. Built in the 14th century and later extended, this鈥
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Kor膷ula鈥檚 towers and remaining city walls look particularly striking when approached from the sea, their presence warning pirates the town would be no鈥
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This tower was built in 1449 to protect the port and the Governor鈥檚 Palace, which used to stand next to the town hall. It's not open to the public.