Vis / by Sherri McEwen

Another ferry ride - this one over 2 hours - to the island of Vis - the furthest inhabited island of Croatia - only 17 km long.

Port of Vis.

Many of these in Croatia!

Visit to Fort George - built by the British Navy in 1812 with a moat - used for 200 years before being abandoned.

Host Island with a lighthouse that has been converted to luxury accommodation - all yours for $6500 a night!

In 1920 Vis was ceded to Yugoslavia and during WWII, Vis was headquarters and naval base for the Yugoslav People’s Army until 1989. The entire island has networks of underground passages, rooms, an underground hospital, tunnels, bunkers, missiles - meant to keep Tito safe in true event of a nuclear attack.

Church of St Jerome and Franciscan monastery built at the beginning of the 16th century on top of, a using some of, an ancient Roman theatre.

Butterflies and a wine press