Bay of Istruga
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Bay of Istruga is situated on south part of the Island of Korčula
, near the village of Brna
. The Bay of Istruga is 500 metres long and 150 metres wide. In the middle of the bay there is a pile of curative mud, called "liman," which helps cure rheumatic ailments. The whole area is surrounded by evergreen forests and Mediterranean vegetation which could help people suffering from asthma. There is the entertainment center with tennis terrains, a dancing terrace, and restaurant, all in the immediate vicinity of sandy beaches. There is a nearby cove of Zitna, with its small sunny beach where there is a Dalmatia
n wine cellar restaurant.
As is the case with other seaside settlements on the island of Korčula, the Bay of Brna
was developed later than Smokvica
. The inhabitants built their houses within island because of pirate activity in the region. During the time of the slave trade, 260 Turkish
pirates disembarked from two galleys in Brna. They plundered the island and even set houses on fire in Smokvica. This happened on the 10th of June 1715.
Korcula
Korčula is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia. The island has an area of ; long and on average wide — and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its 16,182 inhabitants make it the second most populous Adriatic island after Krk...
, near the village of Brna
Brna
Brna is a village on the southern shores of the island of Korčula in Croatia, close to the village of Smokvica, as well as Prižba and Priscapac...
. The Bay of Istruga is 500 metres long and 150 metres wide. In the middle of the bay there is a pile of curative mud, called "liman," which helps cure rheumatic ailments. The whole area is surrounded by evergreen forests and Mediterranean vegetation which could help people suffering from asthma. There is the entertainment center with tennis terrains, a dancing terrace, and restaurant, all in the immediate vicinity of sandy beaches. There is a nearby cove of Zitna, with its small sunny beach where there is a Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
n wine cellar restaurant.
As is the case with other seaside settlements on the island of Korčula, the Bay of Brna
Brna
Brna is a village on the southern shores of the island of Korčula in Croatia, close to the village of Smokvica, as well as Prižba and Priscapac...
was developed later than Smokvica
Smokvica
Smokvica is a village on the island of Korčula and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia. It has a population of 1,210 , in which the absolute majority are Croats . Smokvica is located in the centre of the island of Korcula, about 4 kilometers west of Čara, 13 kilometers east...
. The inhabitants built their houses within island because of pirate activity in the region. During the time of the slave trade, 260 Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
pirates disembarked from two galleys in Brna. They plundered the island and even set houses on fire in Smokvica. This happened on the 10th of June 1715.
See also
- CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
- KorculaKorculaKorčula is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia. The island has an area of ; long and on average wide — and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its 16,182 inhabitants make it the second most populous Adriatic island after Krk...
- Don Marko Bono (Turkish Pirates)