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A tranquil little island in the middle of the Adriatic.
Take a taxi boat from Korcula's east harbour (80kn return) and be there in between 15 and 30 mins (depending on if it stops at Badija or port 9). They seem to run at least hourly and there are loads of different ones that appear to go at the same time (we never quite worked out the system but it worked and all the independent ones cost the same).
The island itself is inhabited and there are also many abandoned small stone buildings from the quarrying days. The island has been largely quarried in the centre and we were informed that the stone from it was used to build Korcula old town, Dubrovnik old town and The white house (Washington DC, USA).
However, the quarries have now been out grown by beautiful greenery. Walk along from your landing point and you will pass a small chapel, houses and a very expensive restaurant (200 kn or more for every main course). However, if you continue on, you will come to restaurant Skoj. They do a meat dishes ( pork skewer, ćevapčići, chicken, hamburger), salads and fish at around 50kn. The food is really good and the restaurant is small and relaxed at the back of their house.
Walking further along the coast you will fond beautiful stone beaches with stunning views across to other islands. These beaches offer an excellent acess point to the water (however the current was fairly strong as it was windy when we went).
After a while, the path winds inland around the old quarries and slowly disappears. It is possible to walk around the whole island on the rocky surface, but this is not easy in many places and with the island being so empty it is very easy to find an empty bit of coast to sit and enjoy the scenery without going to far.