Visit Korčula town, places and islands nearby Korčula
Žrnovo in Brief
The village of Žrnovo is situated 4 km from the town of Korčula.
Nearby there are recently grown inhabited settlements located by the sea: Medvinjak, Žrnovska Banja, Vrbovica, Oskorušica and many bays, named «na defora» facing islands of Lastovo and Mljet.
Žrnovo is remarquably picturesque with its four hamlets Brdo, Prvo selo, Kampuš, Postrana.
Žrnovo short Tour
BRDO, PRVO SELO, KAMPUŠ AND POSTRANA
Each of the settlements is crowned by fascinated fairy tales landscapes, rural architecture, vegetation, Kočje (protected area), a number of legends and oral traditions.
Žrnovo as a whole is very suitable for touring hikers making it an excellent base for developing the local gastronomy.
Patron saints: St. Antony, on June the 13th –Brdo, St. Rocco, on August the 16th –Postrana, Nativity of the Virgin Mary, on September the 8th–Prvo selo, St. Martin, on November the 11th–Kampuš.
CROATIAN WRITER
Žrnovo, Postrana is Petar Šegedin's birthplace.
He has been one of the top Croatian writers from the second half of the 20th century. Every second year an event 'Petar Šegedin days' takes place in Korčula and Žrnovo.
Postrana preserves its sword dance 'Moštra' which is performed on August the 15.th.
Moštra is accompanied by bag pipes and a drum. Moštra consists of ten different dance figures with swords, the play ends in general delight and the performing of popular dances by young people.
ROMAN OR MARMONT
Particularities of the place to remember:
- Roman road and Marmont road,
- Ancient Croatian wattle of the cemetery St.Vid church,
- Protected wild oak trees, Bilin kok cliff, Jakasova cave, Kočje
- 'Žrnovski makaruni' - a local dish,
- Traditional gastro event 'makarunada' in August; workshop – teaching and tasting in which the locals and Korčulan guests take place.
