Korcula – a pirate’s paradise

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Grand staircase – formal entrance to the city of Korcula.
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This Venetian symbol of St Mark is very prevalent along the coast of Croatia because Venice ruled this area for 400 years.
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The view from our room. Still on the Adriatic Sea.
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Notice the ancient pot in the corner, looks rather small, right?
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But not really!
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This old clock tower even shows the phases of the moon. Still correct today.
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The view from the top of the clock tower.
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Walked around to the west side of the island to see the sunset and came upon this mousehole. (A harbor with a small opening).
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Enjoyed the sunset.
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Any Whovian will know why we found these statues terrifying!!!
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I just really liked this concrete sailboat on one of the squares. Oh, yes and the guy standing by it, too!
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Nice view of the city at sunset.

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