DAY 5 in Croatia was spent on the island of Vis, a stunning spot on the Adriatic, Croatia's farthest inhabited island from the mainland. It's considered better preserved than Hvar since it stayed closed as a military base until the late '80s.
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| tight pin curve into town |
You see it was so expensive filming in Greece for Mama Mia, Croatia was chosen for its sequel.Vis was used to be the Greek island Kalokari.
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| It was fun exploring the back streets of Mariža where film crews probably disturbed the town's residents during their 3 weeks of filming... |
| We had the town basically to ourselves -another advantage of being here at the beginning of their tourist season. Perfect. |
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| Wisconsinites raid the small beach heading to the other side. |
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| Iron wrought balcony for 2 |
 Back waterside we did our usual, which was to find a cafe and enjoy the local brew/ wine/ lemon drinks/coffee.
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Private fishing boats and small motorboats lined the harbor's edge where our Uber would meet us to take us back to Vis.
We were dropped off near St Jerome's church and its 16th C Franciscan monastery built on top of an ancient Roman theater.
What a humble but beautiful little church,
behind which was a lovely...
a well-kept cemetery with a seaside view for the town's deceased residents...
An old-style hay broom and a pail of soapy water were used to scrub the stones...
On our walk back to the harbor, we passed an overgrown historic site. Unfortunately, it was under renovation, so we couldn't go explore.
Nonetheless, it was another wonderful day on our Croatian adventure...
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