Korcula

The walled medieval town of Korčula, on the island of the same name – one of my favourite spots on the Croatian Adriatic, frequently touted as the birthplace of the Venetian traveller Marco Polo (which it may, or may not, have been, though he was certainly captured by the Genoese in a naval battle not far from here).

Cukarin cake shop

The town of Korčula, with the mountains of the Pelješac peninsula in the background

Evening light on the facade of St Mark’s Cathedral

Sculpture (note the rather fanciful ‘elephant’) on the facade of St Mark’s Cathedral

Franciscan monastery on the island of Badija, just offshore from Korčula

Fishing from the rocks

Backlit

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Photos © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.