Korcula Backpacker One Love Hostel
The beautiful island of Korcula, Croatia, is the home of The Korcula Backpacker, a brand new 65 bed hostel, run by a fun vibey bunch of travellers, that have created the ultimate mix of relaxation, party, comfort and good times. for loss of better words, the ultimate travellers experience, from start to
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Korčula (Italian
Curzola, Latin Corcyra Nigra, Greek Korkyra Melaina, Old-Slavic: Krkar)
is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of
Croatia. The island has an area of 279 km˛ — it is 46.8 km long and
on average 7.8 km wide — and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its
16,138 (2001) inhabitants make it the second most populous Adriatic
island after Krk. Around 97 per cent of the population are ethnic
Croats. The walled old city, with streets arranged in a herringbone
pattern allowing free circulation of air but protecting against strong
winds, is tightly built on a promontory that guards the narrow sound
between the island and the mainland. Building outside the walls was
forbidden until the 18th century, and the wooden drawbridge was only
replaced in 1863. All of Korčula's narrow streets are stepped with
the notable exception of the street running alongside the southeastern
wall, called the Street of Thoughts as one did not have to worry about
the steps. The town includes several interesting historic sights: the
central Roman Catholic cathedral of St Mark (built from 1301 to 1806),
the 15th-century Franciscan monastery with its beautiful Venetian Gothic
cloister, the civic council chambers, the palace of the former Venetian
governors, grand 15th and 16th century palaces of the local merchant
nobles, and the massive city fortifications.
