“Marco.” “Polo.” These are two words that travellers might expect to hear when lounging at hotel pools as children play the popular water tag game. Hearing “Marco Polo” while walking the cobblestone ...

When the ancient Greeks settled on the island of Korcula, they were so struck by its dense, dark forests that they called it Korkyra Melaina – Black Korčula. Now it's famed for its white wine (the ...

Croatia is a small country with a beautiful coast, more than 1,000 islands, and breathtaking views. The Croatian coast and islands are quite popular, especially during the hot summer months, and the ...

16:29, Thu, Nov 28, 2024 Updated: 16:49, Thu, Nov 28, 2024 Croatia is known for its many summer hotspots, party places and historically steeped towns that become swarmed with tourists during the high ...

Novak Djokovic turned his recent Korcula island getaway into a tennis training ground, giving spontaneous lessons to delighted young children. The Serb is currently competing at the Western and ...

So, how far would you go for a drink? I journeyed to a land of scorpions and castrated goats on the trail of a strange beverage called ‘Grk’. It is a wine with no vowels, grown on vines that have no ...

I’m all for teaching children a few foreign words on holiday... but I had to work extra hard on ­pronunciation for this trip. Not least with the local wines. My vowel-mangling at dinner meant that ...

At the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea lies an incredible 7,000-year-old road, which once connected an ancient settlement to Korcula Island, in Croatia. The major discovery was made just off the ...

The road, which is now 5 metres below sea level, was formerly part of an active site. A 7,000-year-old stone road, buried beneath a layer of sea mud in the submerged remnants of an ancient settlement ...