Sightseeing spots

The Blue Cave, one of the most extraordinary places on the Croatian coast, is located in the Balun Cove on the east side of Bisevo, a small island near to the west coast of Vis island. In this small portion of land of only 5 square miles there is a series of caves with access from the sea. The cave can only be visited in small boats from the sea through a small natural opening of only 1-foot-high by less than 2 wide. Around noon, the sea is calm the sun's rays penetrate through an underwater opening in the Blue Cave, reflect from the white floor and illuminate the cave with blue and silver objects in the water color. The cave has two openings, a small, artificially deepened in 1884, which can pass through the small boat. That opening has no impact on the lighting in the cave. The second is much wider on the south side of the cave below sea level, and it penetrates through the sunlight. The cave is ideal for scuba divers of all categories. Depth is 3 to 20 m. The cave is very interesting geomorphological and represents a typical karst form.

To get here, it is best to take the ferry to Vis town departing daily from Split. Upon arrival there is a bus to Komiza town, the closest place to the cove. From Komiza port to Blue Cave there is about 40 min boat ride, service offered by local inhabitants or tourist agencies.

After the failure of German offensive on Drvar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) with the goal of capturing Yugoslav partisans leader Josip Broz Tito, Vis island served as a new headquarters to the marshal.

At dawn of June 7th, 1944, Tito arrived at Komiza port and than to the nearest escort located in the hamlet of Borovik, where there were two natural caves. The higher one was arranged for Tito. Its natural extension to form lobby was used as a dining room and meeting rooms. In a small recess of this expansion there was arranged a space for his dog Tiger. The cave continues to enlarge into two separated cells - in one was placed desk and chair on which there was a German inductor phone, and in the other cell Tito's bed. The surroundings of the cave were also regulated, both for safety reasons and to improve conditions for the stay. Marshal at the end of August continuously lived and worked in the cave "despite bad experience in Drvar he was still prone to the caves" (Maclean, British commander who helped Tito to reach Vis).

This site attracts many foreign tourists, who don't miss the chance to stand inside the caves.