Hanging out in the Croatian Islands

A post by Alison, Laura, and J.D.

Laura: Our last trip in Croatia was to an island off the Dalmatian coast. Many people had recommended that we go to Korčula.

J.D.: We had to take two ferries to get to the island. The first ferry went from the mainland to a peninsula, and the second ferry went from the peninsula to the island.

Laura:  The ferry line that we took to and from Korčula is called the Jadrolinija, which is based in Rijeka.  From our apartment in Rijeka, we watched Jadrolinija ferry boats departing from the harbor every day.

Ferry to Korčula

Laura: Our friends from our hometown/Zagreb/Baska Voda recommended one particular place on the island of Korčula. What a great place!

Alison: I agree.  The Hotel Feral was a amazing place to stay, especially for a kid. There was a pool, a beach, a hairdresser, and big lobby! The WiFi (very important to me!) was only available in the lobby, but that's the only bad thing. The pool was beautiful and a lot of fun, as was the beach.

Laura: Our time in Korčula was very relaxing.  We spent much of it hanging out at the beach and the pool at the hotel.

Sunset at our little cove by the hotel in Korčula

J.D.: We also explored two towns on the island--Korčula Town (sometimes called a mini-Dubrovnik) and Vela Luka.  And we drove around different parts of the island.  Korčula was much greener than many of the other areas along the coast.

Korčula Town

Korčula Town

Korčula Town

Laura:  To get back home, we took a three hour ferry from Korčula to Split and then drove another four hours back to Rijeka. 

Ferry from  Korčula to Split
As you can see, the Adriatic was choppy that day.

Our journey to Korčula seemed the perfect way to end our Croatian travels.