Vis is a Croatian island in the Adriatic with around 3,500 inhabitants. The eponymous island town of Vis goes back to a Greek colony named Issa. Due to its strategically advantageous location, the island has always been of great importance for the military. For a long time it was therefore military exclusion zone and is again open to the public only since 1995. The plain in the middle of the island on the site of a former army airport is now used for viticulture.
Bilder zum Hafen Vis / Croatia
Cruise offers to the port Vis / Croatia
Near the town of Komiža lies the so-called "Tito Cave" wherefrom at the end of World War II, the resistance against the German occupation was organized. Also in Komiža is the fishing museum of Vis, which documents the long and very important history of fishing on the island very vividly. The city of Vis is incredibly rich in historical monuments. In addition to a number of splendid summer residences, former fortresses and old palaces, some of the churches worth visiting also include the pre-Romanesque church of Saint Jurje. You can also explore the interior of the island and take a walk across the vine-covered former military airport. Also take a trip to Biševo, the neighboring island of Vis. Here are several caves. The most famous and beautiful among them is Modra špilja, also called the "Blue Grotto of Biševo".
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