Beautiful Vis

When we arrived on Vis, the first thing we did was rent bicycles to explore the paths along the harbor. The next day we rented a Beverly Piaggia with 125-cc and enough horsepower to take us up the very steep roads over the top of the island to the fishing village of Komiza, a winery on top of the island, several swimming beaches so clear and blue I felt renewed not just refreshed, Tito's hide out during WWII as part of the resistance, and a submarine parking space carved into the hill. It's only been in the past decade that Croatians, never mind tourists, have been able to visit Vis. As a former military base, the island was off limits to non-military personnel. Of all the islands (and this is a hard call) Vis was my favorite.

Komiza
Octopus, grapes being delivered to the winery right on the waterfront from vineyards high on the hill, a wine supply store, fishermen imbiding after the fish market closed, one of many bronze wall installations around the small little village, and the best white wine we tasted in all of Croatia, reminding us of the really fresh tasting Vina Verde we drank in Lisbon.

































Our hotel on the waterfront, view from our room, looking down on the fishing boats from our room, the sailboats that line up each night along the riva right outside our window.