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Island Vis
Island Vis
The island Vis is situated on the Adriatic sea, in the middle Dalmatia far away from the mainland. There are few places and villages on the island like: Vis, Komiza, Okljucna, Podhumije, Stoncica and Podstrazje. Around island are placed many islands and islets like Biševo, Budihovac, Brusnik, Jabuka, Ravnik, Svetac ...usually preserved and protected places. The island Vis has been inhabited since the Antique Time and it was famous historical place named Issa, which is why this island is full of monuments, remains, villas, churches, archaeological localities, monastery and many more.

The main towns on the island are Vis and Komiža - famous fisherman`s village on the Adriatic. Once, the island Vis was the alrgest Ex Jugoslavian military complex which consisted more than 4,000 soldiers. The whole Island was bored bunker filled with underground labyrinths, bunkers, places, and tunnels. Today, the remains survived and the historical story stayed engraved till today.

Dalmatia, Island Vis the seaThis historical and cultural sights are the reason of visiting this amazing Island in any time of the year. The coast of the island is indented and full of beaches and bays that are very suitable for yachtsmen as well for those who want rest from the daily stress life.

Island Vis
Island Vis


This beautiful island has a mild Mediterranean climate and suitable places for the adventure, which are good conditions for the tourism development. Here you will find numeruos sports and recreative programs which give you the opportuinity to enjoy in your vacation. The island Vis mostly lives during the summer when the offer of cultural events is rich and interesting, offering various theater performances, concerts and musical evennings. Here you will find amusing bars and terases that are going to offer You the whole night party under the unforgetable sky. The World Organisation for the Environment Protection, declared the island Vis as one of the ten well-preserved islands on the Mediterranean and one of the long living historical but also mysterious places on the Adriatic.

Island Vis Art

This beautiful and distanced Island, has important role in the Croatian  historical cognition. During the year, but especially during the summer Vis offers many different  cultural and amusing festivals. The Festivals are: The Vis Summer which is the most popular on Vis and consists, The Vis Night and Vis Fisherman's  Night. Furthermore, there is also the Cultural Summer Festival which consists the Authoring Nights; Jazz Night; Classical Nights; The Youth Stage where are many of the manifestations organized; 15th International Singing Seminar; Vis Baroque Aria, Traditional Dalmatian Song Nights and many more.

On the Island Vis is one Theater, which was at the same time called the Amateur Theater from Vis back in the Anituque Time. After the year 1996. the Theatre adjoined the Cultural Association Vis. Nowdays all the plays, shows, musicals and manifestations are there organized. There is one more cultural place named Theatre Troupe which organizes various manifestations.
Island Vis Museums

The Island has many untouched and undiscovered places which are proteced, dating from the Antiquity. Those places are museums but natural and historical ones. Some of those are: Archaeological locality named Martvilo which represents the only Hellenism cementary  in Croatia; another Archaeological finding site is the Roman Thermae; and the last but not the least is the Franciscans Monastery located and build on the Antique Theatre remains.

The town Vis has one local museum named Vis Museum settled in the old-austrian fort  "Gospina batarija". It consists three museum collections like; Ethnographic, Archaeological and Fishery. The exhibition in the museum consists: archaeology, fishery, bourgeois position, ship building, vine growing, national costumes and the newest historical objects.Other exhibitions are held in the Cultural Center and City Library.

Island Vis Nightlife

The Island is small and its villages are not very inhabited. Does not have a disco or night bars/clubs but offers amazing entertainment during the summer which can attract every one from all around the world.Offers many different concerts and hosts various musicians, bands and DJ's during the summer time when all the manifestations are organized under the mediteranean sky.This is an ideal vacation without the loud traffic, numerous roads and milion cars. All you need is to come and bring your bycicle with you. That is all you need.  This is the Heaven on Earth.
Island Vis, City Port

Island Vis Daytime/what to do

Vis has spread offer of various activities and tours. Some of those activities are: Paragliding which has many suitable places; Diving in the archipelago of  Island Vis where the underwater hides sanked ships, caves hidden in the Island rocks; Hiking and exploring the Ex Yugoslavian complex; Island Biševo, Preserved Natural Island, hides the unique and magnificent Blue Cave which inside reflects the turquoise light all over the cave; and Island Tours to the town Komiža, to the other villages over the Island and across the hills.

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