In the Adriatic Sea

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Now we would travel north along the Dalamatian coast from Dubrovnik to Split. The journey was via an ocean-going ferry, Liburnija, operated by Jadrolinija. A clamshell bow opened to admit cars and trucks. A long queue of cars awaited loading at Gruž, the Durbrovnik port. The upper deck of the ship was packed with sunseekers all in, shall we say brief, swimsuits, like the Lido Deck on a contemporary cruise ship, except there was no swimming pool. Wearing street clothes, one felt overdressed here!

The first stop on the coastal ferry was at Korcula island. The walled town was known as Corcyra Nigra in Roman times and as Curzola in the Venetian and Austrian periods. It was an interesting Medieval looking town, with a cathedral in the center and fortified wall overlooking the harbor entrance. Marco Polo was once imprisoned here, and the island has claimed him as its own.

The second stop on the coastal ferry was at Hvar. Hvar was another old Adriatic island town, dating to Medieval times and of importance during the Venetian Republic. Three forts from different eras overlooked the harbor

Liburnija arrived at Split at about 6:00 p.m.

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Photos

M/V Luburnija
Postcard of M/V Liburnija, Adriatic cruise ferry operated by Jadrolinija. Launched in 1965, 3,910 gt. The ship operated from Yugoslavia (Croatia) along the Dalmatian Coast to Greece and Italy. EE1975999

Korčula Walls
Arriving by ferry at the walled town of Korčula. It was known as Corcyra Nigra in Roman times and as Curzola.
"Cúrzola, the capital of the partly wooded island of Cúrzola (Croat . Korčula), the Corcyra Nigra of antiquity. Part of the old town-wall and a tower of 1420 are still preserved. The Gothic cathedral of San Marco (1438-65) contains a painting attributed to Tintoretto (behind the high-altar . ... In 1298 the Genoese here captured the Venetian admiral Andrea Dandolo and the famous navigator Marco Polo".--Baedeker 1911. EE1975239

Korčula
Korčula. It was known as Corcyra Nigra in Roman times and as Curzola in the Venetian period. The tower at right is Katedrala sv. Marka (Korčula Cathedral).
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Sunseekers Aboard Luburnija
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Hvar Harbor
Hvar harbor. The Adriatic ferry M/F Liburnija is at right.
"... the harbour of Lésina, Croat. Hvar, sheltered by the Isole di Spalmadori and commanded by three abandoned forts: the Fort Spagnuolo (290 ft. ), erected by Emp. Charles V., connected with the harbour by walls, the Fort San Nicolò (765 ft .; constructed by the French in 1813 ), and the still higher Velika Glava".--Baedeker 1911. EE1975244

Hvar Harbor
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