Worth a Detour
Orebić
A town of sea captains across the channel on the Pelješac peninsula, with a maritime museum and a Franciscan monastery above the sea.
- Open
- Always; the museum and monastery keep their own hours
- Price
- Free; paid for the museum
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Orebić, 20250 OrebićDirections
- Getting There
- A 15-minute passenger boat or car ferry from Korčula.
Why Go
Orebić's captains sailed the world in the 18th and 19th centuries, and their villas and gardens line the shore. A path climbs to the Franciscan monastery of Our Lady of the Angels, with the best view of Korčula town across the water, and the Maritime Museum tells the captains' story.
Nearby in Korčula
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