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	Vis-Island.info - Island of Vis, Croatia
		Vis is a island in the Adriatic Sea, the furthest Croatian inhabited island.
		The island of Vis is exposed to the north-westerly and south-easterly winds.
		Vis was mentioned in the De Administrando Imperio of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos from around 950 as Ies, an island inhabited by the Neretvians.
	www.vis-island.info /index.htm (778 words)

	Island Vis Croatia Island Vis Dalmatia Island Vis
		Vis is the foremost island on the Adriatic, an island in the central Dalmatian archipelago with the highest point at the altitude of 587 meters, Hum.
		The nature on the island of Vis is untouched because, until recently (1989), the island was not opened to tourists.
		The main settlements on the island, Vis and Komiza, are connected by the asphalt road.
	www.adria-island.org /en/island_text/croatia/island_vis/island_vis (542 words)

	VIS ISLAND Croatia
		Vis is an island in the central Dalmatia with area of about 90 km2.
		The main settlements on the island are Vis and Komiza.
		Vis is was strategically significant in the Adriatic and was fought over in many naval battles.
	www.find-croatia.com /islands-croatia/vis.html (655 words)

	Welcome to the island of Vis
		WELCOME TO THE ISLAND OF Island Vis - the outmost major island of the Dalmatian archipelago, emerging from the crystal clear blue sea, 50 km away from the Croatian and 150 km from the Italian coast, surrounded by small islands and islets is an agreable and quiet place for your summer vacation.
		The island of Vis, one of the first centres of civilization in this part of the Mediterranean, is also rich in ancient sites and ruins originating from the Illyrians, Greeks and Romans, the predecessors of the Croats who began colonizing the island in the 8th century AD.
		Off the southern shore of the island, there is a string of gentle small islands and islets with their rocks, beaches and grottos, highly attractive destinations for daily excursions by motor and sailing boats.
	www.info-vis.net /engleski/island_of_vis.htm (643 words)

	Island Vis - magnificent holidays!
		Your holidays on a beautiful island of Vis will be something spectacular.
		In apartments of Vila Viktorija you can spend a week or two, or as many days as You wish.
		Please feel free to fill out our questionnaire and we promise you we will respond as soon as possible.
	www.otok-vis.net /eng (102 words)

	Apartments on island Vis, Croatia. The history of the island Vis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Therefore, in 1185 the islands of Brač, Hvar, Vis, Lastovo and Korčula belonged to the Hvar diocese.
		Vis belonged to the Hvar diocese which fell within the jurisdiction of the Zadar archdiocese, itself dependent on the Venetian Republic, therefore, it was made possible for the bishop from Hvar to consign his whole bishopric to be governed by the Venetian Republic in 1278.
		From the island of Vis battles against the enemy were controlled, contacts with the allies were made, agreements were reached.
	www.vis-jan.com /Eng-History.htm (1652 words)

	Vis (Split-Dalmatia, Croatia)
		The city of Vis is the largest settlemet on the island of the same name about 60 km southwest of Split, population 2,200 almost all living in the city itself.
		In the second world war to Vis was moved the general staff of Tito's Army in 1944, and it was the center of the liberation movement and government until the liberation of Belgrade.
		Vis was functioning as the political and military center of the liberated territories until the liberation of Belgrade in late 1944.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/hr-st-vs.html (965 words)

	Vis About us (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The main settlements on the island, Vis and Komiza, are connected by the asphalt road.
		South-west from the island of Vis is the island of BISEVO, famous of its Modra Spilja (the Blue Cave).
		VIS - the small town and a harbour at the end of the bay of Vis, on the north-eastern coast of the island.
	www.dalmacija.net /vis/vis_1.htm (372 words)

	VIS - LISSA - ISSA Holidays 1999
		The island of Vis was always domicile of laborers, seamen and fishermen faithful to the soil and the sea as well.
		Along island of Vis cost line there are many traces of tectonic activities and its volcanic past that formed many gorges, narrow canyons or gullies, weathered and/or re-crystallized rocks etc. From Vis northern shores the flinty sand for glass manufacture was exported to Venice and Syracuse on Sicily Island.
		Island's romantic loneliness, being lost far away on the high seas and surrounded by the silent sea, the island of Vis still remembers its very long past.
	www.cosy.sbg.ac.at /~zzspri/travels/vis/99VISalt1.html (3237 words)

	Croatia Vis Island Travel Tourism Guide
		Vis is popular for the fishing excursions and the beautiful beaches with a warm sunny climate.
		It is believed that at on time in history the island was maybe connected to the mainland due to skeletal remains of deer found from the Diluvial period.
		Byzantine Emperor Constantin Porfirogenel was the first to mention and call the island Vis in 950 A.D. In 997 Vis was invaded and the population enslaved by the Venetians.
	www.photocroatia.com /traveltourism/croatia/islands/visisland (711 words)

	www.dodoro-diving.com Island Vis
		VIS - the small town and a harbor at the end of the bay of Vis, on the northeastern coast of the island.
		The port and the town of Vis is on the northern coast of the island.
		The main settlements on the island, Vis and are connected by the asphalt road.
	www.dodoro-diving.com /eng/evis.htm (340 words)

	Vis (island) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vis [ˈʋiːs] (Greek Issa, Italian Lissa), is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, the furthest one from the coast that is also inhabited.
		Vis was mentioned in the De Administrando Imperio of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos from around 950 as Ies, an island inhabited by the Neretvians.
		Administratively the island of Vis was for centuries bound to the island of Hvar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vis_(island) (560 words)

	vis
		Its surface is 90,3 km2 and surface of the Vis archipelago (Palagruža, Biševo, Sv.
		The island of Vis is well connected to Split by ferry lines and hydrofoil boats and during the summer there are several lines for Ancona and Italian coast.
		The island of Vis is rich in history and lots of monuments from ancient time till present-days are the witnesses of the past.
	free-st.htnet.hr /Vitt/vis1.htm (489 words)

	BARCODE ISLAND - About VIS
		VIS has been assisting important semiconductor companies by modifying our Simulator to meet the specs of new 8052-derivative chips that are being developed by these companies.
		VIS is a relatively small company, but our small size with low overhead allows us to offer products at extremely competitive prices that the competition just can't match.
		VIS is based in Littleton, Colorado, USA--however, we have founding partners in Dallas, Texas and Monterrey, Mexico.
	www.barcodeisland.com /aboutvis.phtml (727 words)

	Island Vis - Croatia, Dalmatia accomodation offer
		The island Vis appertains to the Adriatic type of Mediterranean climate characterised by hot, dry summers and mild, humid winters.
		The island Vis is the most distant bigger island in the group of Middle-Dalmatian islands.
		The surface of the island is 90.3 km2, and the surface of the Vis archipelago (Palagruza, Biševo, Sv.
	www.dalmatianet.com /_destination/island-vis (364 words)

	History of Komiza
		At one time the island was attached to the mainland as evidenced by finds of deer skeletons dating to the Diluvial Period, and that the island was covered with deciduous vegetation.
		The island at the mouth of the harbor was named "Hoste Island" and was also fortified with a round tower, a battery of guns, a small barracks and a signal station.
		Vis, Issa, or Lissa is the farthest offshore of the Dalmatian islands, approximately 38 miles offshore.
	www.lissa.net /orleans/LIsola_di_Lissa.htm (7433 words)

	Island of Vis - Dalmatia - Croatia
		An island in the central Dalmatian archipelago; area 90.3 sq km (length 17 km, width up to 8 km); population 4,338; the highest peak Hum (587 m).
		The town and the port of Vis lie on the northern coast of the island with many cliffs, of which Gradac Cliff is most impressive (100 m).
		The island of Vis is exposed to the north-westerly and south-easterly winds.
	www.kroatien-online.com /en/tourism/islands/vis.htm (249 words)

	adriatica.net > Croatia Vis (island of Vis)
		Vis is the main town and ferry port of the central Dalmatian island of the same name, connected to the mainland by daily ferry lines from Split.
		The island and town of Vis (formerly known as Issa) go back to ancient times and have had a turbulent history, which can be seen by the numerous buildings and archeological sites.
		The nature on the island of Vis is untouched because, until recently (1989), the island was not opened to tourists.
	www.adriatica.net /croatia/ogradu_en__4j4v4k4li3h3g3g3h3i3j3m3h3i3nh5j4p5k4li3p__.htm (283 words)

	island Vis in central Dalmatia with town komiza
		Vis is the furthest island from the Dalmatian coast.
		There are two towns on the island, Vis with 1960 inhabitants and Komiza with 1677 inhabitants.
		In the sedond World War, the island was a fort, from which Josip Broz Tito was creating strategies of fights on the whole state territory.
	www.nudecruises.nl /EN/program/Vis.html (447 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| From Our Own Correspondent \| King Willow's Adriatic conquest
		Vis, nearly thirty miles south of Split off the coast of Dalmatia, has had an interesting half century.
		He was the only person on the island who knew the rules of the game when he first suggested the club - and in its inaugural match, he boasts of having scored the first duck on Vis in 200 years.
		Vis lost to both of them, but still pulled in 200 spectators, Oliver says, none of whom understood the first thing they were watching.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/3737101.stm (985 words)

	Vis Island holidays in Croatia. World's best responsible & ecotourism holidays
		Years of isolation and economic neglect are gradually being reversed and the island, with its two main towns — Vis and Komiza — experiencing a veritable renaissance.
		The Villa Nonna is a 19th century stone townhouse in the town of Komiza on the island’s southwestern coast.
		Vis Island has been designated by the WWF as one of the last ten paradises in the entire Mediterranean.
	www.responsibletravel.com /Trip/Trip900749.htm (1418 words)

	Остров Вис - Частный сектор, aпартаменты, ...
		The world organisation for protecting the environment declared the island of Vis to be one of the 10 most well-preserved islands on the Mediterranean due to its untouched nature and many inlets.
		The city and harbour of Vis is located deep within the Vis inlet on the north-eastern coast of the island.
		The city of Vis is the island´s most popular tourist destination and offers a variety of accommodations such as apartments, rooms, Bed & Breakfasts as well as Robinson tourism (accommodations in secluded inlets).
	www.travel-tourist.com /Vis_ru.htm (706 words)

	Yacht charter Croatia Split Dubrovnik Southern Adriatic cruising itinerary proposal - NYC (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hell Islands are known as islands with most beautiful coves, bays with sea so clean that you have never seen in your life.
		According to some reasearch, Scedro is identical to the ancient island of Tauris near which the famous battle between the Caesar's and Pompey's fleets took place (47 BC).After Hvar night life,bays on Scedro are exactly what you need, and that is total relaxation and sunbathing.
		Mljet is an island lost in the open sea, and the island is indeed hard to reach.
	www.navis-yacht-charter.com /south/croatia/charter/dubrovnik (808 words)

	Croatia Exhibition Vis Island by Photo Croatia - 1185 Photos of Croatia, Croatia Hrvatska Vis Island of Vis Photos of ...
		Komiza, on the central Dalmatian island of Vis, connected to the mainland by daily ferry lines Split-Vis, is situated in a bay on the western coast of the island of Vis at the foot of 600 m high mount Hum.
		The inhabitants grow grapes and fruit on the fertile fields in the interior, while the island is primarily known for carob and its wines.
		Due to its distance from the mainland, the waters surrounding Vis are rich in fish, shellfish and mollusks, therefore the island's traditional cuisine is based on seafood.
	photocroatia.com /GALLERY/list.php?exhibition=72&pass=public&lang=eng (543 words)

	Komiza, Vis island travel guide
		The Island of Vis is the most distant and western of the larger Dalmatian islands, with an area of about 90 km2.
		Vis produces some of the best olives, figs, almonds, lemons in Croatia, and can rival anywhere in the Mediterranean for it's tasty fish and lobster, prepared the same way as the ancient Vis fishermen used to do.
		Notable sandy beaches on the island are those at Milna and Stoncica, a narrow inlet cleft in the rock with warm, aquamarine water, and Srebrna where the large, flat, pale stones give the place its name ('silvery').
	www.world66.com /europe/croatia/komiza_vis_island (302 words)

	Greek American Operational Group OSS, Part 4, Start
		During the briefing we were told Vis was an island in the Adriatic Sea, the furthest west of the Dalmation Islands and the headquarters of Marshall Tito, leader of the Yugoslavian Partisans.
		Vis was the only island in the Dalmation chain that was not occupied by the Nazis.
		Vis was very strategic; without this base the Partisan boats would have been forced to supply the Yugoslavian mainland during daylight hours when the boats would have been an easy target not only for the Nazis E-boats but the Luftwaffe as well.
	www.pahh.com /oss/pt4/p26.html (899 words)

	Panorama.hr - Private and Hotel accommodatioin in Croatia
		VIS, a town and port in the eastern part of the northern coast of the island of Vis.
		The town of Vis is situated on the regional road.
		After the French defeat in 1811, Vis was occupied by the English who fortified it with several citadels (today only ruins).
	www.panorama.hr /viseng.html (342 words)

	Vis, Croatia
		The island of Vis has been inhabited throughout the ages by the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Venetians.
		In the old town of Vis are the remains of Greek and Roman settlements, including a Greek cemetery and Roman baths.
		Near Vis is the island of Bisevo, known for the Blue Grotto (Modra Spilja) cave, where the water color changes depending on the time of day.
	www.planetware.com /dalmatia/vis-hr-da-vis.htm (220 words)

	Vis Island Croatia - A1JLT Croatia - Services to Super Yachts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The island (42°03,6’N and 16°11,7’E) is known for its fishermen and seafarers and beautiful nature.
		After the 2nd world war the island was closed to all the foreigners until 15 years ago because of its strategic importance.
		Vis - the renaissance Garibaldi Palace (the inscription from 1552), the summer residence of the Croatian poet Marin Gazarovic (the first half of the 17th century), the house called Jaksa, and the Dojmi-Delupis house with a collection of a archaeological finds from antiquity.
	www.a1jlt.com /Croatia/Agency/Vis.asp (268 words)

	Island Vis location, how to reach the island of Vis and how to reach our apartments.
		Island Vis location, how to reach the island of Vis and how to reach our apartments.
		Our lovely apartments are situated on the island of Vis in a nice cove (Rukavac) that is famous for its most beautiful beach - Srebrena Beach.
		Rukavac is situated 12 km from the main port of Vis.
	www.visforyou.com /howtogetthere.htm (313 words)

	Welcome to the island VIS
		Croatia, island, Adriatic, Mediterranean, Dalmacija, Vis, Komiza, Issa, antique, tourism, nautic, diving, wine, fish, lobster, amphore, advenure, rest, peace
		Island Vis is also proud of being among few clean ecological areas in Croatia, rich in fisch, lobsters and domestic wines.
		Its natural beauty, its beaches, its mild climate and its geographical position, make its true oasis of peace and rest.
	www.tz-vis.hr (71 words)

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