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Dubrovnik Surroundings<br />
Lastovo Tourist Board Archives Photo by Stjepan Tafra<br />
But this is a relatively large island, there are plenty of other<br />
places to explore and get away from it all. As with any island,<br />
the perfect way to explore is to rent a scooter or bicycle from<br />
any of the tourist agencies in town. Head towards the village<br />
of Lumbarda where you’ll find picturesque vineyards. You<br />
must try the Grk wine, only produced in the surrounding<br />
area, and said to have been brought from ancient Greece<br />
after the fall of Troy. Wander the stone streets of the old village<br />
and feel miles and centuries away from everything else.<br />
Korčula City Museum<br />
QTrg Sv. Marka, tel. (+385-20) 71 14 20, gm-korcula@<br />
du.t-com.hr. Open 10:00 - 14:00 and by prior arrangement,<br />
Sat, Sun by prior arrangement. July - September<br />
15 Open 10:00 - 21:00, Sun by prior arrangement. Admission<br />
20kn per person, for groups 15kn per person.<br />
Korčula Tourist Board<br />
QObala dr. F.Tuđmana 4, tel. (+385-20) 71 58 67, <strong>info</strong>@<br />
visitkorcula.eu, www.visitkorcula.eu. Open 08:00 - 15:00,<br />
17:00 - 20:00, Sun 08:00 - 12:00. July, August Open 08:00<br />
- 21:00, Sun 08:00 - 13:00, 16:00 - 20:00. September Open<br />
08:00 - 15:00, Sat 16:00 - 20:00, Sun 08:00 - 13:00.<br />
Lastovo<br />
Lastovo is not furthest away from coast - that honour goes<br />
to Vis - but it takes the longest to get here, over four hours.<br />
Maybe that’s why the island culture is so different and well<br />
preserved. Like Vis, Lastovo was a military base until 1989, so<br />
access to the island was restricted. With not a great deal to<br />
do, the island became depopulated. But Nature has been left<br />
pretty much undisturbed, so you could say it’s an untouched<br />
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ecological paradise.<br />
Many people sense in Lastovo a spirit unlike anything else,<br />
a sense of the breath of ages. Lastovo town sits uphill in a<br />
basin facing away from the sea to escape the attentions of<br />
pirates. The mellow stone of the houses basking in the warm<br />
sunlight is captivating. Walking in the town’s streets, those<br />
with a sense for the antique and the eccentric will wonder at<br />
a culture so very detached from modern urban life.<br />
Lastovo is a town of chimneys. In times past, a sign of the<br />
wealth of a household was the size and ornateness of one’s<br />
chimney, and many unusual examples still stand. Another vital<br />
aspect of Lastovo’s heritage is the “Poklad” - the traditional<br />
pre-Lent carnival celebrating the island’s deliverance from<br />
Catalan pirates. An effigy of the Catalan messenger takes<br />
centre stage, spectacularly released from a hilltop to slide<br />
on a rope to the town centre with firecrackers exploding at<br />
its feet. Humiliating indeed. At this time, as well as during<br />
summertime festivals, you can see the island’s folk costume,<br />
where the men wear scarlet and black with embroidered<br />
braces and hats decked with colourful flowers.<br />
With so little (except carnivals) to disturb them, fish adore<br />
Lastovo, and you can be sure of an excellent meal here.<br />
Lastovo has poor transport connections, few shops, and<br />
there is little accommodation apart from one hotel and a few<br />
families offering private rooms. But if you’re ready and able<br />
to explore, and happy to adapt to the treacle-slow passage<br />
of time here, this could well be the start of an enduring love<br />
affair.<br />
Lastovo Tourist Board<br />
QPjevor 7, tel. (+385-20) 80 10 18, tz-lastovo@du.t-com.<br />
hr, www.tz-lastovo.hr. Open 08:00 - 20:00.<br />
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