Croatian cultural heritage - Business - Hrvatska turistička zajednica

Vela Luka and Blato, the two larger towns in the west of
the island also have valuable heritage. Along Vela Luka
(54), made famous in a beautiful song, is the most important
prehistoric site in Dalmatia, Vela Spila. A number of
ceramic, stone and bone objects from the Neolithic period
and preserved decorated tombs (56) were found in the cave
above the town (57). The picturesque Blato, in the inland of
Korčula, once the largest town of the Adriatic islands, is today
known for quality agriculture and preserved ambiental
architecture (55).
The two most distant islands of Dubrovnik, MLJET and
LASTOVO are known for their natural heritage - the National
Park Mljet and Lastovo Nature Park. They also have
interesting cultural monuments, among which the most important
is the Benedictine Monastery from the 12th century
(74) on an island in the middle of the Great lake in the National
Park (75).
Lastovo, the main town which bears the island’s name
captures us with its beauty. Located on the amphitheatre -
shaped hillside above the fertile fields (73), it is known for
decorative chimneys on the roofs of the houses (70), preserved
traditional costumes (71) and a special carnival. The
pearls of architecture and the old lighthouses from the 19th
century on the most remote islands in the waters of Lastovo,
Sušac (72) and Glavat (76) are something special.
At the end of our journey across Dalmatia and Croatia it
would be a sin not to mention the Elafiti islands in front
of Dubrovnik, with magical old villas and castles from the
period of greatest splendour of the famous Republic of
Dubrovnik. Most of them are on the island of Šipan, and
the most beautiful is the 16th century Renaissance castle –
Skočibuh, which belongs to the Stjepković family (77).
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