What to see while staying in Hotel Lumbarda on Korčula

Old town Korcula

Venetian architectural influence in the Korcula Old Town is immediately recognized. The Old town around the Cathedral of St Mark has various Renaissance, Gothic and Baroque palaces which belong to Korcula old aristocrats.

Marco Polo’s house of birth

Marco Polo was the first European who traveled the famous Silk Road trade route, stretching from the Middle East to China. Marco Polo is born in Korcula. The house in which he was born has been restored and preserved.

Odyssey cave Mljet

Mljet is in the legend of Odyssey (Ullyses). According to legend, hero Odyssey was shipwrecked near Melita and lured by nymph Calypso to an islet named Ogygia. Odyssey was hiding in this cave from his enemies during his quest described in famous Homer's tales. The cave named Odysseus (Ullyses) cave can be found today near the Mljet's town of Babino Polje. You will be able to swim out of the magnificent cave on the sea side.

Wine routes of Peljesac and island Korcula

Vineyards of Lumbarda, Blato, and Carsko poje have been familiar to the wine drinking world for many years, and the names of some wines, for example Posip, Dingac, Grk and Rukatac with their excellent quality, have been synonymous with the identity of this island. We can especially recommend the Dingac red wine with a rather fruity bouquet and the local whites Grk and Posip, both excellent with the local fish and seafood dishes to be found not only in the hotel but also in the large selection of local restaurants.

National park Mljet

In National park on the island of Mljet you will can rent a bike, find old villages, kayak in the famous national park lakes, visit the island of St. Mary and relax, forget all your worries and stress. Come and see the many magnificent nature sites.

Day trip to Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik, with fortress Revelin, Lovrijenac and Minčeta the most northern fortress, the Gate of Pila, the great Onforio fountain, Franciscan monastery, the Dukes Court, the Sponza Palace and Orlando's column was placed on UNESCO's list of world heritage sights in 1979. Dubrovnik gained its sovereignty after the 13 century when the Republic of Dubrovnik was formed.

Day trip to Split

The largest city in Dalmatia set up in the 3 rd c. when the Roman emperor Diocletian built there his palace, a centre of the future city. Visit the Diocletian's palace, the most famous and the best preserved Roman building in Croatia, the St Duje cathedral, which was erected at the time when the palace was built, as a mausoleum of the emperor Diocletian, and in the 7th c. it was turned into the cathedral – the main and the open area of the Diocletian's palace, the Gallery of Ivan Meštrović, museums…

Beaches in Lumbarda

Be the perfect explorer. Take a bicycle and discover interesting hidden attractions along our peaceful island. Near Lumbarda are two beautiful sandy beaches Bili zal and Przina where you can enyoy in clear blue see sunshine and sea food specialitys. Smell the fragrance of wild flowers, see their vivid colours. Listen out for the sounds of nature. Enjoy in sailing along our beautiful coastline, swimming from clean sandy beaches, fishing with locals from coast or fisherboats, diving off our coast with proffesionals to search for hidden treasures and windsurf on the one of the best spots in Croatia.