Arrival in Korcula and Visiting a Local Family Restaurant

On Monday morning we left Miljet for Korcula. After a few hours of sailing we arrived at the marina in Korcula and met up with a driver who was to take us to a restaurant about 30 minutes outside of town. The restaurant was called 'Konoba Maha,' a beautiful place located in the hills above Korcula. The signature dish at this restaurant is a traditional Dalmatian dish called 'Peka.' The dish is cooked in a fireplace under an iron bell and it contains meat and potatoes cooked at the same time, which makes them quite tender. Since it takes a few hours to cook, you must request it hours in advance. Fortunately for us, our captain had done just that, so the dish was ready only about an hour after we arrived.







After dinner, we headed back to the boat and called it a night . . . 



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