unchangeable fabric of the past

Korcula Old Town, Croatia

 

Korcula Old Town is a medieval fortified town whose architecture was mainly influenced by the Venetian Renaissance. The town is designed in a fish bone shape, with a succession of narrow streets branching off the spine of the main street. The fish bone shape design was used to reduce the exposure to harsh northern winds and scorching heat of the sun and thus provide citizens with sheltered and comfortable accommodation.

 

All streets in the Old Town are made up of steps that run up and down from the main square and the main street. The only street that has no steps is the first street on the eastern side of the town.

 

The nucleus of Korcula Old Town is part of Croatian national heritage and is protected as a first-class national heritage site.

 

Korcula Old Town is often referred to as Little Dubrovnik.

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