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 ...

“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 ...

I’m a cruise expert and this extraordinary Croatian island is my favourite to visit - After sailing through the Adriatic, Marc Shoffman discovered an island steeped in extraordinary – if dubious – his ...

Croatia is known for its many summer hotspots, party places and historically steeped towns that become swarmed with tourists during the high season. While well-known cities like Dubrovnik and Split ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Beware of those commission scofflawsFor whatever reason -- sometimes it's malicious, often it's just a simple error -- it can be exceedingly difficult for advisors ...