Looking out across the Peljesac channel

Views across the east of Korcula old town (full of old limestone buildings finished in red terracotta roof tiles) towards the Peljesac channel from the top of the bell tower of St Marks Cathedral in the old town of Korcula.

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Shallow waters around Korcula old town

A multiple image panorama of the crystal clear waters surrounding the charming old town of Korcula - often known as Mini Dubrovnik.

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Exterior of Marco Polo's supposedly birthplace

According to the people of Korcula, this house (located in the old town of Korcula) claims to have been the birthplace of legendary explorer Marco Polo. Locals also assert that he came back to spend his last days here after decades of wandering the globe.

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Blue sky above the walled old town of Korcula

The old town of Korcula clinging to a curved spit of land on the northern cusp of Korcula Island in the Adriatic Sea.

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Extending the Riva in Hvar Town

Men work in the warm mediterranean sunshine of the autumn in Hvar Town to extend the promenade known locally as the Riva.

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Fresh squid fills the frame

A frame full of freshly caught fish on sale in a box in Split's fish market - destined for a grill or frier later that day.

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Wooden jettys west of Korcula old town

Small boats moored to a series of small wooden jettys a few hundred meters west of the medieval old town of Korcula.

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Bridge of Malo Jezero and Veliko jezero

The bridge over the channel that connects the two lakes at Mljet National Park, known as Malo Jezero (Little Lake) and Veliko jezero (Big Lake).

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Dusk at the Franciscan monastery in Orebic

Perched on a craggy cliff 152 m above the sea, 2 km west of Orebic. It was built in the late 15th century by Franciscan monks, who chose this site for its vista onto the sea channel and surrounding islands.

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Senior men walk the quayside in Vela Luka

A pair of old men slowly walk along the promenade by the waterside in the pretty town of Vela Luka on Korcula Island.

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Iron Gate Clock Tower

The Iron Gate clock tower pictured one morning in Diocletian's Palace in Split.

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Red and white grapes on a market stall

Red and white grapes piled on top of a stall in green market to the east of Split's old town.

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Tower Kanavelic bathed in golden sunlight

Tower Kanavelic (known as Bokar or Barbarigo Tower) sitting on the Northwest side of Korcula old town's city walls captured in golden sunlight before dusk one autumn evening.

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Shades of blue surround Korcula old town

Korcula old town, the medieval walled city positioned on a oval-shaped swelling of land pointing deep into Peljesac Channel.

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Hvar Town fish market

Customers come and go at the fish market in Hvar Town during the autumn of 2017.

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Top of Tower Kanavelic at dusk

Top of Tower Kanavelic in Korcula old town.

The tower is also named Bokar or Barbarigo as it is built in period between 1485 and 1488, under rule of Augustino Barbarigo, who was Doge of Venice in period of 1486 to 1501.

Today the tower is known as Kula Kanalevic, the name given after 16th century Korcula poet Petar Kanavelic, who lived in the house next to tower.

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Statue of St Anthony reading from the bible

Statue of St Anthony reading from the bible outside the Benedictine Convent and Church of St Anthony the Abbot in Hvar Town, Croatia.

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Pretty arches of Trg Republike

Trg Republike in the old part of the Croatian coastal city of Split seen under a vivid blue sky one morning.

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Bobbing tour boats

Bobbing tour boats in the heart of Hvar Town in the autumn of 2017 - captured from a high vantage point at St Stephens Square.

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Posip grapes being grown in Cara

Looking along the vineyards of Posip grapes being grown in Cara, Korcula Island.

Cara was built on the south slope of a hill under which spreads a large fertile field covered with vineyards of the famous Posip grape.

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Looking down on St Stephen's Square

Looking down the sun drenched St Stephen's Square Hvar Town early one morning as the fortica perches on the hillside in the distance.

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Walking across St Stephens Square

A local woman walks across the cobbles of St Stephens Square in Hvar Town shortly after sunrise one morning. St Stephens Cathedral is silhouetted behind her in the low sunlight.

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Building in the ghost village of Gornja Nakovana

Looking up outside a building at Gornja Nakovana in Croatia - a village twice abandoned by locals.

The village was burned down in WW2 by an Italian Fascist expedition of 7500 soldiers. After the war, the village was rebuilt but it was never the same and was struck by poverty after the collapse of Yugoslavia.

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Shrimps trade hands

A sale of freshly caught prawns is made at Split's fish market as a customer gestures with the stall holder.

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Church overlooking Hvar Town

A tiny church seen walking up the herb garden towards the fortress of Hvar Town during the autumn of 2017.

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Looking out from Spanjola Fortress

Looking out from Venetian Fortress (known as Spanjola Fortress) which overlooks the old town of Hvar.

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Fresh fish on the counter

A line of fresh fish glisten in the light as they sit on a counter waiting to be sold in Split's busy fish market in the city centre.

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Typical vineyard in Trstenik on the sloping hillside

Landscape image of vineyard at Trstenik on the sloping hillside of the Peljesac peninsula, Croatia.

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Joggers on the Riva in Hvar Town

A young adult couple jog along the promenade in Hvar Town (known as the Riva) shaded in palm trees.

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Statue of St Anthony reading from the bible

Statue of St Anthony reading from the bible outside the Benedictine Convent and Church of St Anthony the Abbot in Hvar Town, Croatia.

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Fish being sold from the side of a trawler

Shallow crates of fish pictured on the side of a trawler in Orebic harbour being sold to local people one autumn morning in Croatia.

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The Purification of Our Lady

Neo-Romanesque church of the Purification of Our Lady pictured on Korcula Island under a plain blue sky during the autumn of 2017.

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Boats bob on the choppy waters by Korcula old town

Small boats bob along the choppy waters by Korcula old town on a windswept day on the Croatian island of Korcula during the autumn of 2017.

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Franciscan monastery in Orebic

Built in the late 15th century, the Franciscan monastery in Orebic houses Our Lady of the Angels, an icon said to protect sailors in the Peljesac Channel between the Peljesac peninsula and the island of Korcula.

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Narrow tunnel at Potomje

A 400 meter long tunnel linking the village of Potomje to the southern slopes of Peljesac pensinsula.

Potomje is well known as a centre of the wine-growing areas of Dingac, Plavac and Potup wines that local people

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Statue outside the Franciscan Monastery in Hvar Town

A raised statue of a monk preying in the grounds of the Franciscan Monastery by the coast of Hvar Town in Croatia.

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Barrels outside an abandoned house

Old barrels seen outside an abandoned house in Smokvica. This area has a long tradition of wine production and is well known for it’s two white wines – Posip and Rukatac.

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Yacht spotting from Viganj

Looking down a couple of hundred feet from a look out tower at Viganj on the Peljesac pensinsula on yachts navigating the Peljesac Channel which divides Korcula Island from the mainland.

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Pausing with a beer

A pensioner sits on an empty table in the fruit and vegetable market of Hvar Town with a bottle of beer.

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Panorama of Blato surrounded by hills and forests

Green hills and forests surround Blato, the economic centre of Korcula Island pictured during the autumn of 2017.

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Gateway into Ston

Ston is the first town on the Peljesac Peninsula in Croatia and is famous for its medieval walls and shellfish.

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St Stephens Square

Main square of Hvar town anchored by the Renaissance-era Hvar Cathedral, pictured from the harbour end during a busy autumn day.

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Looking up at St Marks Cathedral

Korcula Town's most dramatic building is St Marks Cathedral. This triple-naved basilicas interior impresses with a cocktail of architectural styles where Gothic and Renaissance take centre stage.

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Wooden fish hanging from the trees

A colourful handmade wooden fish hangs from the trees on the island of Jerolim (the closest of the Pakleni Islands to the island of Hvar).

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Carr fery returns to Orebic from Korcula Island

Watching the local car ferry return to the Peljesac Peninsula from Korcula Island from a 150 meter high vantage point on the side of Mt Ilja (Mount Elijah).

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Wooden plane hanging from the trees

A handmade wooden airplane hangs from trees on the island of Jerolim (the closest of the Pakleni Islands to the island of Hvar).

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Saint Marks Church

Ruins of the Dominican Monastery and St Mark's Church behind the pretty boat lined promenade in Hvar Town, Croatia.

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Fried calamari temps in customers

A portion of fried squid and white bait sit temptingly on newspaper in a fast food shop in Split, Croatias second largest city after the capital Zagreb.

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