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Zrnovo offers accommodation in private houses, apartments and rooms. Zrnovo started to develop tourism after World War II.

Zrnovo has few coffee bars, grocery shops and few restaurants: Baric, tavern Belin, tavern Ranc Maha, buffet Atrij... Beashes in Zrnovo are located in bays Zrnovska Banja, Medvinjak and Vrbovica. It has beautiful beaches and clear sea. Zrnovo is ideal starting point for walking and hiking. It has many routes and paths. Most popular is path Zrnovo-Zrnovska Banja.

Nearby, on the coast you can enjoy in many water activities. From Zrnovo you can explore other sights and towns on island Korcula. You can also have group or private boat excursions to some towns and locations on mainland: Split, Dubrovnik, island Brac, island Hvar, island Mljet, island Vis and many other.

Visits can be arranged by private boat transfers, water taxi with speed boats. You can also use boat rentals for your private trips and cruising. Most known event kept in Zrnovo is sword dance Mostra.

Attractions in Zrnovo:
- Parish Church of St. Martin from 14th century;
- Church of St. Roko in Postrana;
- Church of St. Vid from 13th century;
- Castle of family Banicevic in Postrana...

Zrnovo (island Korcula, Croatia) is a settlement on island Korcula, located in Dubrovnik-Neretva's district. Zrnovo is located 4 km far from town Korcula. It is situated on main island's road. You can get to Zrnovo in many ways and different transportation types.

You can get by car, bus, boat, rent a boat or plane. If you are coming by plane, you will get to airport Split or airport Dubrovnik and than take a ferry to island Korcula. Zrnovo is located on main road on island Korcula, so you won't have difficulties finding it. If you are coming by car you can take highway A1 Zagreb-Split-Dubrovnik and exit in Vrgorac and take local roads to peninsula Peljesac and take a ferry to island Korcula.

You can also come by main Adriatic road within the sea and take a ferry to island Korcula in any major town in Dalmatia. If you are coming from mainland, you can take private boat transfers or rent a boat in Split, Hvar or Dubrovnik to come to island Korcula. There are many group or private boat excursions offered for cruising around island Korcula, island Hvar, island Mljet, island Brac, where you can enjoy on many beautiful beaches with many different water activities.

Zrnovo has around 1200 inhabitants. Inhabitants are mostly directed to fishing, agriculture and tourism. Most known inhabitants of Zrnovo are: writer and academic Petar Segedin, sculptors Radoslav Duhovic, Nikola Skokandic, Ante Radovanovic, Abel Brcic, Frano Cebalo...

Zrnovo is consisted of hamlets: Brdo, Prvo selo, Postrana and Kampus. It is also consisted of bays Vrbovica, Medvinjak and Zrnovska Banja. Zrnovska Banja is ideal place for windsurfing. It is also great place for sailors to anchore because it is situated in secluded and enclosed bay.

Zrnovo has been inhabited since Illiryan and Roman times. In cave Jakasova have been found remains from Stone Age. Later, it shares history with other island's settlements. It had many rulers through history: Venetians, Austrian-Hungarian and it was part of Yugoslavia. Since 1991. Zrnovo is part of independent Republic of Croatia.

You can rent a boat on island Korcula to visit small islands nearby. Group or private boat excursions will take you to Split, island Hvar, island Vis, Dubrovnik, island Mljet and many other beautiful places. If you wish to visit mainland you can get private boat transfers to get there.