Poring over photographs, videos, and maps reminded me just what a little gem Lumbarda is with its rural setting, surrounded by olive groves and vines, its sparkling sea and tiny harbour.

There is no doubt that Korcula makes the most of its ties, real and imagined, to Marco Polo. Even though it is almost impossible to separate the facts from the myth, the part Venetians in general played in the island’s history is indisputable.