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  Island of Lastovo - Dalmatia - Croatia
The western coast of Lastovo and the eastern coast of the islet of Prezba enclose a number of picturesque coves, well protected from the bora: Velo Jezero in the south and Malo Jezero in the north.
Lastovo was mentioned as early as during the Greek colonization of the Adriatic, under the name of Ladesta.
In the period 1808-1813 Lastovo was occupied by France, from 1813 to 1815 it belonged to the British and from 1815 to 1918 to Austria.
www.kroatien-online.com /en/tourism/islands/lastovo.htm   (515 words)

  
 Island Lastovo History
Lastovo never gained anything by the rebellions; furthermore, it lost its autonomy altogether, became part of the Dubrovnik territory and became subject to most of the legal acts passed by the Republic's bodies.
The annexation of Lastovo by the Kingdom of Italy was based on the Treaty of Rapallo of November 12, 1920, after which the district became part of the District of Zadar.
The Italian rule over Lastovo was characterized by quenching the national identity, an apparent increase in the number of inhabitants, significant buliding activity and an improvement in the standard of living.
www.world66.com /europe/croatia/island_lastovo/history   (962 words)

  
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The well-known Croatian painter Dobric Dobricevic (1454-1528) is of Lastovo descent.
Above Lastovo, the largest place on the island, is the peak with a meteorological station, which offers a beautiful view on the eastern part of the island, the islets of Lastovci and the neighbouring island of Korcula.
Lastovo is an ideal place for peaceful vacations, far from the usual crowd of tourists.
www.adriatic-pearls.com /islands/lastovo.htm   (301 words)

  
 Islands of Mljet and Lastovo
Lastovo belongs to the south Dalmatian group of islands; it occupies surface of 53 sq.km, and the highest peak is Hum with 417 m.
Lastovo is a wonderful island of Mediterranean vegetation, and with wineyards and olive groves, which for the background of a delightful landscape.
Lastovo was in the possession of the Dubrovnik Republic in the Middle Ages.
www.apartments-vela-luka.com /island-mljet.asp   (1249 words)

  
 Featured WIKI » Blog Archive » Lastovo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Lastovo is an island, town and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia.
In the 13th century, Lastovo joined the Dubrovnik Republic, where it mostly enjoyed a certain level of autonomy until the republic’s conquest by the French under Napoleon.
Lastovo’s major cultural event, aside from the normal celebrations on the Catholic calendar, is the event known as the Poklad.
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 Lastovo Poklad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George) for help and their prayers were answered: a storm destroyed the pirates' ships and the inhabitants of Lastovo caught the messenger.
Lastovo is a typical farmers' and cultivators' community.
The episode where the Poklad is lowered down the rope is observed with silent attentiveness because it is immensely important for the community that the Poklad should not slip from their hands or turn over on the rope.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lastovo_Poklad   (979 words)

  
 Lastovo1
Most live in Lastovo town to the north (facing the island of Korcula) or in the modern ferry harbor town of Ubli, situated on the western side of the island (Figure 1).
The initial field survey was limited to Ubli and its surroundings, the northern coast, Lastovo town and the surrounding polja, and the area of Skrivena luka.
Radmilli, A.M. The Island of Lastovo from Prehistory to the Roman Era.
www.prehist.unizh.ch /onlineart/Lastovo1.htm   (2380 words)

  
 Lastovo island
Lastovo possesses all the basic characteristics of the Mediterranean climate dominated by mild, moist winters and warm, long and dry summers.
One of them, Skrivena luka (sheltered port), is situated on the southern part of Lastovo, between the cape of Strizevo and the cape of Veljo more (great sea).
Lastovo is the Adriatic island richest in natural forests.
www.korcula.net /lastovo/default.htm   (366 words)

  
 Camp Skriveni
Lastovo is maybe the last piece of the former mediterranean Homer came and lord Byron tool his inspirations from.
Lastovo means a vacation in harmony with untouched nature, in the ambience of traditional arhitecture, enjoying healthy and fresh island food from the fields and the crystal-clear sea, a vacation with wine already drunk by the Roman emperors.
Lastovo is one of the most wooded island but also has olive groves, vineyards and orchards and fields with vegetables grown in harmony with nature, favouring development of eco-gastronomy.
www.camp-skriveni.com /pocetna_en.html   (589 words)

  
 Adriatic.hr - Lighthouses - Pictures
This lighthouse was built in 1839 at the Cape of Struga, in the central part of the southern side of the island of Lastovo, at the entrance into the Skrivena luka bay.
Lastovo is a poorly populated island situated 55 NM from Split and Dubrovnik.
It is 5 km away from the small town of Lastovo and 15 km away from the port of Ubli.
www.adriatic.hr /lighthouse_show.php?id=11   (235 words)

  
 Navicula yacht charter - Lastovo: cruising and sailing in Croatia
The island of Lastovo and its 46 satelite islets belongs to the South Dalmatian group of islands.
Lastovo has preserved the folk tradition of Carnival - the Shrovetide - by which the me of Lastovo celebrate the help of St George in their defence against the pirates.
Lastovo archipelago is a little paradise for small yacht charter cruisers.
www.navicula.hr /lastovo.php   (145 words)

  
 Lastovo Camping: LastovoTravel.com
The camp "Skriveni" is situated on the south of the Lastovo Island, 6 kilometres from the village Lastovo.
It is surrounded by the 2 inlets: Skrivena luka, one of the biggest and most beautiful inlets on Lastovo and Uska, narrow and deep inlet with beautiful and isolated beach and light blue sea.
Follow the road to Lastovo village about 10 kilometers and then follow the sign "Skrivena luka" at the entrance to Lastovo centre for about 6 kilometres.
www.lastovotravel.com /camping-lastovo   (263 words)

  
 CROATIA BEACHES: Best hidden beach: Lastovo beaches
Green island of Lastovo is situated at south of Dalmatia, far out into the Adriatic, 13 km south of Korcula, surrounded by numerous small silver islands.
Lastovo is an ideal place for peaceful vacations, far from the usual crowd of tourists, home-made food (Lastovo is famous for spiny lobsters) and exquisite wines, as well as sports and recreational opportunities - yachting, surfing, fishing - guarantee a pleasant stay.
In front of the north-eastern coast of the island of Lastovo is a group of unpopulated islets and reefs - Donji Skoljic (Lastovnjaci).
www.croatia-beaches.com /hidden/lastovo_beach.htm   (321 words)

  
 Lastovo
Lastovo is the Adriatic island located in the very cantre of Adriatic sea.
The coast of Lastovo is often steep and surrounded with deep, clean and clear sea.
Lastovo is served by daily ferry crossing from Split and Vela Luka - for ferry timetables from /to Lastovo check Jadrolinija website.
www.find-croatia.com /islands-croatia/lastovo.html   (428 words)

  
 Apartments Livia - Lastovo island
Apartments Livia are located in one of most beautiful inlets on the island of Lastovo, in quiet and peaceful Lenga bay, near Pasadur town.
Lastovo is indeed a unique island, with pleasant Mediterranean climate, untouched beauty and diversity,surrounded by silence, crystal-clear sea and everlasting green pines.
Lastovo is among ten Mediterranean islands that have the most preserved original value of untouched nature and beauty.
www.lastovo.biz /livia.html   (452 words)

  
 culturenet.hr - Panorama - Art - Croatian cultural heritage – monuments and sites - Dalmatia - L - O   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
LASTOVO, a small town above the northern coast in the north-eastern part of the island of Lastovo.
The well-known Croatian printer Dobrić Dobričević (1454-1528) is of Lastovo descent.
LASTOVO, an island in the southern Dalmatian archipelago, 13 km south of the island of Korčula, separated from it by the Lastovo channel
www.culturenet.hr /v1/english/panorama.asp?id=84   (6239 words)

  
 Lastovo Travel Guide: LastovoTravel.com
With its 46 small islands, 46 churches and chappels, 46 wineyards and surrounding sandbanks, is a genuine heaven for lovers of nature, sailing, good food and wine, fishers who angle for tuna and other trophy fish.
Special tourist attractions of the island are the famous Lastovo chimneys that were once status symbols of old Lastovo families.
Lastovo to become Croatian Nature Park: The Croatian Ministry of Culture has confirmed yesterday that it has officially started a legal procedure of establishing Lastovo and its archipelago as a new Nature Park of Croatia.
www.lastovotravel.com   (212 words)

  
 Apartments Lastovo Croatia Apartments Lastovo Croatia Accommodation in Lastovo
Quality accommodation facilities (hotel, apartments), home-made food (Lastovo is famous for spiny lobsters) and exquisite wines, as well as sports and recreational opportunities - yachting, surfing, fishing - guarantee a pleasant stay.
Especially attractive are excursions by boat to the islands and islets of the Lastovo archipelago, with bathing and fish picnic opportunities.
Lastovo has also preserved picturesque traditional costumes, worn by the local populations on special occasions.
apartments-croatia.info /109/lastovo_en.htm   (143 words)

  
 Lastovo (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Lastovo - Island of Lastovo possesses all the basic characteristics of the Mediterranean climate dominated by mild, moist winters and warm, long and dry summers.
In the village of Lastovo, everyone can find something interesting for himself; there is the main church of Saints Kuzma and Damjan (St. Cosmas and Damian), with many valuable paintings and relics, which is open for sightseeing.
Lastovo village is connected by 10 km road with port of Ubli, where the petrol station for vehicles and yachts is stationed, picture on the right....
www.korculainfo.com.cob-web.org:8888 /lastovo   (717 words)

  
 Lastovo
When I was a skipper on boats which sailed from Dubrovnik to Split, I used to stop at Lastovo, which is at 50 miles distance both from Dubrovnik and Split.
Lastovo is supplied by the water from its own springs, though of small capacities, which is compensated by sufficient quantities of excellent home-brewed white wine Maraština.
Arranged in a semicircle it overlooks the Lastovo valley and is not visible from seaward.
www.hhi.hr /archipelago/putopis/izleti/001_e.htm   (372 words)

  
 Korcula.ws - APARTMENTS IN LASTOVO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Lastovo is a beautiful island located in the south of Croatia, in the region of Dalmatia.
Lastovo, the town is an old medieval place with long and interesting history.
Lastovo is surrounded by 46 small islands with absolutely untuched nature.
www.korcula.ws /extra/korcula.asp?id=1417   (367 words)

  
 People & the Planet > eco tourism > features > the new riviera? no, the old mediterranean
Lastovo village celebrated its 1000th birthday in 2000, Lastovo Island, Croatia.
Tiny Lastovo is part of the Dalmatian Islands, the southern group of the more than 1,000 islands that stretch down Croatia’s coast.
She points out that Lastovo, like most of the islands, simply doesn’t have enough water, infrastructure, or transport links with the mainland to support the kind of intensive tourism common in other parts of the Mediterranean.
www.peopleandplanet.net /pdoc.php?id=2301   (1393 words)

  
 Island Lastovo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Catalan pirates attacked the nearby island of Korčula and sent a messenger to the island of Lastovo, with a request to surrender.
After that, the Lastovo people took the messenger and put him on the donkey through the village to laugh at him, and then he was let down the rope and finally burnt.
It is only 2 km from the inland city of Lastovo and 7 km from the ferry port of Ubli.
www.students.oamk.fi /~witahe00/lastovo.htm   (302 words)

  
 Lastovo, Croatia
The Island of Lastovo has only been opened to the public in recent years.
Prior to this Lastovo was used as a military area.
Of interest on Lastovo are an 1819 French fort built on the site of a former castle and, on the main square, a 14th Century Church and a 16th Century Loggia.
www.planetware.com /croatia/lastovo-hr-da-las.htm   (130 words)

  
 Lastovo-All charter yacht-s in Croatia (cruising,sailing/motor boat rent-charter Croatia,last minute,bareboat charter)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
ARBITRATION All the possible disagreements or disputes that cannot be settled peacefully, will be under the jurisdiction of the owner's court in Zadar.
The majority of the population lives on the 46 km² island of Lastovo.
An island in the southern Dalmatian archipelago, 13 km south of the island of Korcula, separated from it by the Lastovo channel; area 40.9 sq km (length 9.8...
www.star.hr /croatia/charter-yacht/_Lastovo.html   (1226 words)

  
 adriatica.net > Discover Croatia
Poklad is the traditional Lastovo carnival and takes place, as all other carnivals, while awaiting spring, when the tranquility of winter gives way to the next cycle of life.
The origins of the Lastovo carnival go back to a historical event, suitable for the carnival festivities due to its symbols and outcome.
The inhabitants of Lastovo did not let themselves be intimidated - they armed themselves and went on the attack.
www.adriatica.net /croatia/feature/lastovo_en.htm   (526 words)

  
 Ruling on the preventive protection of the Lastovo archipelago in the category of a nature park - 31 August 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ruling on the preventive protection of the Lastovo archipelago in the category of a nature park - 31 August 2005
The Ministry of Culture issued a Ruling on the Preventive Protection of the Lastovo Archipelago in the category of a nature park pursuant to Article 13 of the Nature Protection Act (Official Gazette No. 70/05).
This was preceded by an expert document on the protection of this area prepared by the State Institute for Nature Protection, indicating clearly that the features and importance of the area meet the criteria that apply to a protected area (Art.
www.dzzp.hr /News-082005Lastovo.htm   (154 words)

  
 Lastovo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Lastovo archipelago consists of 46 islands and cliffs and spreads over 56.2 km
Situated south of Korčula and 60 nautical miles away from cape Gargano at the Italian coast, the main island with its 46.9 km
Lastovo is, besides Mljet, Croatia's most wooded island, with all the characteristic features of the Mediterranean climate, such as mild and humid winters and warm, draughty and long summers.
www.lastovo-augusta.net   (80 words)

  
 Lastovo - Mrcara Robinson-like vacation (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This Robinson-like vacation is intended for those who wish to spend their vacation far away from civilization or overcrowded beaches, eager of quiet and peace, in the vicinity of the sea!
The nature itself, the sea and the wood enriched with animals on the island, fish in the sea and sea-gulls on the sky; islets and endless horizon; unusual music harmony of unknown sounds: murmor of the sea and cicades noice...
Owners, Rada and Branko, offer accommodation with breakfast and dinner 20 m far from the sea in the Hunter's lodge (6 rooms, 2 showers and toilets) and in 3 wooded 4 bed-cottages.Accommodation is limited to 26 persons.
www.visit-trogir.com.cob-web.org:8888 /lastovo.htm   (274 words)

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