Žrnovo

Spread across the hills above Korčula town, Žrnovo is a sprawling settlement made up of several distinct villages, Prvo Selo, Brdo, Postrana and Kampus, each grouped around its own chapel. Occupying a hillock in between the villages is St Martin's Church, containing some delightful, locally carved Baroque altarpieces. St Postrana is the most picturesque of Žrnovo's quarters, with its stone houses and narrow stepped alleyways. Lying at the bottom of the coastal slopes south of Žrnovo is one of Korčula's best known targets for bathing connoisseurs, Bačva beach, a peaceful small bay with a shingle beach and a hut selling refreshments. Be warned however that the steep and narrow access road is not for the faint-hearted – a lot of people come by boat.