Dalmatian Islands Guide: Brač, Korčula, Vis & Mljet

The main gateways are the mainland ports of Split and Dubrovnik, with most ferries and catamarans run by Jadrolinija. From Split there are links to Brač (Supetar), to Vis, and to Korčula's port of Vela Luka. Vis is reached only by boat from Split: the ferry takes about 2 hours 20 minutes and the catamaran roughly 1 hour 30 minutes. Current schedules, prices and opening hours are not written without source-based verification; for missing details we say we do not know. (Source: Wikipedia, Wikivoyage)

Brač is the largest island in Dalmatia at 396 km², and the 780-metre Vidova Gora is the highest point of all Adriatic islands. The island is made of limestone, once used for Diocletian's Palace in Split. About 2 km west of the town of Bol, Zlatni Rat is a white pebble spit reaching into the sea, and its tip shifts with tide, current and wind. Current schedules, prices and opening hours are not written without source-based verification; for missing details we say we do not know. (Source: Wikipedia, Wikivoyage)

Korčula, 279 km² in area, is the sixth-largest Adriatic island, and its walled old town reflects Venetian architecture. In 1571 Pope Pius V granted the town the title 'Fidelissima'. By tradition Marco Polo was a galley commander captured by the Genoese in a battle off Korčula in 1298, though scholars dispute this. The Moreška sword dance, which arrived in the 16th century, is still performed. Current schedules, prices and opening hours are not written without source-based verification; for missing details we say we do not know. (Source: Wikipedia, Wikivoyage)

Vis is the farthest inhabited island from the Croatian mainland and, in the Yugoslav era, was closed to the public as a military base; the base was abandoned in 1989. Its main towns are Vis and Komiža. The Modra špilja (Blue Cave) on Biševo, reached by boat from Komiža, is 18 m long with a narrow entrance; in summer between about 10am and 1pm, light enters through a submarine opening and turns the water blue against the pale floor. Current schedules, prices and opening hours are not written without source-based verification; for missing details we say we do not know. (Source: Wikipedia, Wikivoyage)

Proclaimed in 1960, Mljet National Park covers the western part of the island and takes in two saltwater lakes: Veliko jezero (Great Lake) and Malo jezero (Small Lake). On the islet of Sveta Marija in the middle of the Great Lake stands a Benedictine monastery. The park entrances are at Polače and Pomena, reached by catamaran from Dubrovnik. Current schedules, prices and opening hours are not written without source-based verification; for missing details we say we do not know. (Source: Wikipedia, Wikivoyage)