Polače

Mljet’s Byzantine Shipwreck: A Remarkable Underwater Archaeological Discovery

Hidden beneath the crystal-clear waters off Croatia’s Mljet Island lies one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries ever made in the Adriatic Sea. What began as an underwater survey has evolved into a long-term excavation that is reshaping historians’ understanding …

Polace

above photo: Views over the bay Polače – the port and village on the island of Mljet Polace, a village in the western part of the northern coast of the island of Mljet. It is the largest and the safest …

Map of Mljet National Park

Map of Mljet National Park covers the western part of the island (see the green line that indicated the National Park borders) and shows the main points of interest of the Park, including Pomena and Polace ferry ports, the main arrival points, …

Map of Mljet from 1590

Map of Mljet from 1590 Other maps of Mljet island

Map of Mljet from 1750s

Mljet Map from 1750s – This is an interesting 18th century copper engraved map of the anchorage on the island of Mljet. North is orientated to the left. The map is published in Paris in 1750s by Jacques Nicolas Bellin who was …

Polače, Mljet in 1930s

Polače, Mljet in 1930’s – an old postcard from Polace village on Mljet island from 1930’s – showing fishing nets drying at the seashore as well as a steamboat (parobrod) anchored at the local dock. Nowadays, at this very dock, …