Komiza Hot

Komiza, a town and harbour at the foot of the Hum hill (587 m), on the western coast of the island of Vis, is a place with rich history strongly attached to the sea. Most historians agree that Komiza is about 850 years old. Its inhabitants are mostly fishermen and so far it has retained the appearance of a small fishermen village with stone houses built in a first row to the sea. At the loveliest beach in Komiza there is a small renaissance church known as Gusarica (the pirate woman). The church was built at the end of the 16th century and come away with a legend. In the 16th century Komiza was attacked and destroyed by Spanish pirates of Catalonia. The chapel on the coast was stolen and burned as the major part of Komiza. After withdrawing the pirate ship was sunk by a storm and all the pirates died, the treasure remained in the bottom of the sea and only the stolen painting of the Virgin Mary survived. The waves took him to the beach in front of the burned church which the people of Komiza built again.
At the time of the kingdom of Venice on the island of Vis in 1585. Grimaldi gave the Venetian provider to build a tower, which had a defense character and served mostly as a defense from the continuing pirates attacks. A decade ago the tower was converted into a fishermen museum and today has a constant exposure of different kinds of fishing nets, used on the local fishing boat called falkusa (read falkusha). This boat is very interesting for its construction and became popular and recognized as the symbol of Komiza.
For vacationers and visitors Komiza is a promise of return to old times and slow paced way of life. However the modern tourist offering is also present through quality restaurants, adventure travel agencies, festivals and one hotel. Accommodation is mostly available in private accommodation, in apartments, rooms or guest houses.
Komiza is starting point for visiting the blue cave of Bisevo. It is a rare example of natural beauty. Between 11 AM and 12 AM the sun's rays penetrates to the cave through the entrance which is under the sea, breaking and forming an unreal light within the cave. The water sparkles and shines on the rocks at a depth of 16 meters.

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