20. Dalmatian ✅️

[BADIJA]

Badija is the largest of the 19 islands, islets and rocks in the vicinity of Korčula. It is the largest islet in Croatia, because it lacks the status of an island by 0.03 square kilometers.

The name of the island of Badija was first mentioned in 1737, and before that it was also known as the School of St. Petra, Island, Veliki skolj, Veci skolj, School of St. Mary...

The island got its name from the monastery (lat. abbatia) which was built in the 15th century and still dominates the view of Badija today. The five-hundred-year-old monastery was converted into a resort in the fifties of the last century, and in 2003 it returned to the possession of the Franciscans. Today it is restored and imposing, and it can only be visited with prior notice.

Considering the modest area and the highest altitude of 74 meters, where the church of St. Catherine is located, the island is easy to get around on foot. It is completely covered with maquis and pine forest, with a series of beautiful beaches along a four-kilometer long circular promenade.

MOST IMPORTANT: I ​​am extremely grateful to my partner White Shark, who at the first invitation accepted to be the "owner" of this island and thus supported the project ❤️

Source: facebook.com, Dina Levačić profile, 05.06.2024.