Bišovo Island

Posted by admin on okt 2nd, 2008
2008
okt 2

As I mentioned in our travel story from Vis, one day of our Holiday was spend on a visit to the Island of Biševo, which is a small island situated 4 nautical miles SW of Komiža.

 

Our visit to Vis was not only for pleasure, my friend Shane, from Lifejacketadventures, had convinced me to help him bringing his kayaks, from Biševo back to Komiža, where he normally stores them when he is not on a trip – so I actually had to work!!

 

So Tuesday morning at 7.30 we met in Komiža with Shane, his family, and a Swedish girl - Johanna, who also was going to help with the kayaks. From here we took a fishing boat (taxi boat – 25 kuna) which was loaded with goods, tourist, the skipper and his bodies. The sailing time to the first drop of point at the east site of Biševo was around 40 minutes, as we had to go to a bay on the west site of the island we got an extra 20 minutes sailing trip.

 

Komiža Riva Komiža grimaldi Komiža famous restaurant - Copy

 

Well arrived at the Island, we went to visit some friend of Shane’s, Lile and Davor who has a small house 50 meters from the beach, Lily and Davor are some very interesting people, they are actually from Zagreb, but spend 6 month’s a every year on the Island, where they among other rent out small cottages and have a environmental project running called “Mali Zeleni I Biševo” (the little green at Biševo) you can read about their project here http://www.bisevo.org

 

The morning we spend with swimming in the nice bay, where Lili and Davor last year removed around 20 tons of garbage!! At noon we went to next bay Porat to have lunch, as you can see on the picture here, we also had a nice place to swim.

 

Bišovo Porat Beach Biševo Porat Beach Bišovo Porat beach (3)

 

As 3 PM it was time for the hard job, Shane, Johanna and I prepared our selves for the kayak trip back to Komiža, I must say I was bit nervous to back in a kayak again, as the last time was (and also first time) was at Vogalonga 2008, but as we first started paddling I forgot about that.

 

The first stop on our Kayak trip was Modra Špilja(The blue cave) as you can see the cave does not look like much from the outside, and when you get in there in a 6 meter long kayak without a flashlight it is a bit scary, but very beautiful.

 

Bisevo_kayak_blue_cave (3)  Bisevo_kayak_blue_cave Arriving in Komiža by Kayak

 

After the blue cava we started our crossing direction Komiža, the weather was very nice so we had no problem with the waves. At about7 PM we reached Komiža I was very tired, but glad that I took the trip, as it is not everyday you get the chance to sit in kayak 20 NM from the mainland.

 

Komiža Panoroma of riva area

 

A few thinks about Biševo

 

  • The Main attraction – Modra Špilja (The blue cave) – can be visit by organized trips (Price 100-140 Kuna) or you can take fisher boat as we did.
  • Biševo has some very nice Sand beaches – the fisher boat from Komiža would e.g. take you to Porat in the morning and return in the afternoon around 4 PM.
  • Only 7 people live the whole year on Biševo.
  • Rainwater is the main water supply on the Island
  • The wine from the Island should be great.

ISLAND VIS - ISSA PART II

Posted by admin on feb 4th, 2008
2008
feb 4
 
Hi I am back (-:, with some more information about my favourite Island Vis, on the island there are to main cities Vis(here you arrive with the ferry) and Komiža, both of them are wonderful relaxing places where you really feel you are on holiday, I am sure you will not disagree to this.
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But of course when you are here you should also not miss out on Stiniva bay and the blue cave. Stiniva bay you can only reach by boat from ?, with the boat you will sail trough the few meter wide entrance, before anchoring up in front of the 30 meter long pebble beach.
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The Blue cave (Modra Spilja) on the island of Bisevo (Close to Komiža) is a natural phenomenon, where reflections of sunlight creates a marvellous light effect in blue and silver colours inside the cave. As I was child I used to swim here with my brother, once I remember we saw a sea turtle, as we came of the caves, which is something very rare here.

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On the Island you find plenty of good restorations especially fish, all of them very good, but as for everything there is always a favourite mine is tavern „Jastozera” in Komiža, before many years the place used to be a reservoir for lobsters, so you can still sail into the restaurant with small boats and enjoy the excellent food.

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Near by is also tavern –konoba “Bako” directly on the beach. In that tavern there are lot of things witnessing about peoples life in the past but the most precious and valuable is archaeological collection of Tonko Borcic Bako situated in the tavern. Bako was well known diver from Komiza.

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In Vis I of course also have a favourite restaurant, the Villa Kaliopa, with its spectacular garden; the restaurant is ranked as one of best in Croatia.
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So what’s left to say? Visit Croatia, come to Vis - you want regret it!!!
 
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Island Vis - Issa

Posted by admin on jan 30th, 2008
2008
jan 30
 
Imagine an Island with beautiful caves, beaches of white sand and gravel, which stretches along the coast, I already found this place; the name is Vis or Issa. Vis is the tenth largest island in the group of the Central Dalmatian islands. It is exotic, mysterious, wild and at the same time so gentle, here you have the real unspoiled smell of nature witch is so intensive that you get feeling you could almost touch it. So for me this is heaven, I just adore this beautiful Island.
 
 
And actual it is very easy to find the way to Vis ,you just have to fly to Split and from there you can go with the catamaran line. If you arrive in Split with by car you can go with the car ferry which sails everyday in the summer months .The trip to Vis takes about 90 minutes with the Catamaran and 2 hour and 40 min with the car ferry, here you can reserve tickets for ferry or you can buy them at the ferry terminal in Split.
 
 
You know now everything you need to come and see my favourite summer place in Croatia,
so what are you waiting for (-: I will be back soon with more information about Vis.
 
 
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