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Dubrovnik islands
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The Island of Korcula
Korcula, an island on which shipbuilding and stonemasonry have always played an important role,
was inhabited as far back as the early Stone Age.
At the time when the Greeks founded their
colonies on the Island of Korcula (3rd and 4th century B.C.), they called the island Korkyra
Melaina (Black Korcula), due to its vast, dense forests.
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It may be of interest to note that
the great explorer, Marko Polo, is said to have been born here. Tourist's towns are:
Vela Luka, Lumbarda, Korcula, Zavalatica and Brna.
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The Island of Lastovo and Mljet
Lastovo and Mljet, far into the open sea, are Croatia's two most southerly islands.
Their common characteristic is that each has a Malo (small) and Veliko (large) Lake,
although with differing features. On Lastovo, there are coves, while on Mljet we find
karst sinkholes, linked to the sea by narrow channels. Forty-seven fields, 47 islands and 47 churches
are recognizable symbols of Lastovo.
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One-third of the Island of Mljet has been accorded the
status of a National Park, and is characterized by a quite specifically indented coastline,
two lakes (one of them with an island- an island on an island), forests of Aleppo pine and
holm oak as well as luxuriant macchia, and a rich cultural heritage. Tourist`s towns are:
Pasadur, Ubli, Zaklopatica, Lastovo, Pomena, Soline, Sobra, Prozura and Saplunara.
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Elafiti Islands
Longitudinally separated from the Dubrovnik, coastline and by the Kolocep Channel are
the thirteen Elafiti Islands and islets, of which three are inhabited. Tourist`s towns are:
Kolocep, Lopud, Sudurad and Sipanska Luka.
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