The locals refer to this town as the "mini Dubrovnik" and despite it's very small size, it's easy to see why. With the town fortifications lapped by the clear waters of the Adriatic it does bear more than a passing similarity. That's where the comparisons end for me, Dubrovnik has become a victim of its own success. Overrun with tourists and Game of Thrones fans the city is too crowded and too expensive to be enjoyable anymore whereas Korcula, with its shaded alleyways, quiet squares and waterside restaurants is the antithesis of its big brother.

Having been lucky enough to visit countless towns and villages all over the Mediterranean, I would venture to put Korcula in my top 5 prettiest coastal villages, it really is that nice.

The fortifications and the town walls are impressive structures and it's easy to see why the site was nominated for inclusion.