With its natural beauty and rich cultural heritage, the island of Korčula will leave you breathless. The island has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Illyrian, Greek, and Roman civilisations have left their mark on the history of the island as witnessed by numerous findings from Vela Spila and Kopila, the most notable archaeological sites on the island today, the remains of the walls of the Illyrian fort Gradina in Smokvica as well as Lumbarda Psephisma from the 3rd century BC as the oldest stone inscription from this part of Europe.