Biševo

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Biševo 42°58.335'N, 016°00.652'E42.97225;16.01086 destination

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Yachts anchored at the U. Mezuporat

Biševo is a small limestone island SW of Vis, in 4 NM of Komiža. Its area is 5.8 km², the highest point, Straženica, is 239 m high. In the center of the island there is a fertile field, the northern part of the island is covered with pine forests and the rest of the island is covered with maquis shrubland or bare rocks. The coastal sea belt is a rich fishing area. The main industries are viticulture and fishing.

Officially there are a number of settlements on the island: Porat, Potok, Polje, Nevaja, Mezuporat and Salbunora, while there are only 5-6 permanent residents there and slightly more, 20-30, in season.

Charts

Weather

See Croatia.

Passages

See Croatia.

Islands

• Vis

Communication

Add here VHF channel for coastguard, harbor masters. etc.

Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Navigation

Entrance

Split is the nearest all-year round port of entry. During the summer, Hvar and, if arriving from N, Primosten on the mainland are also ports of entry.

Berthing

None

Anchorages

Hamlet of Porat at the Biševska luka

Biševska luka

Biševska luka/wiki/Bi%C5%A1evo#Bi.C5.A1evska_luka

anchorage Biševska luka [[Biševo#Biševska luka|Biševska luka]] (Porat) 42°58.915'N, 016°00.076'EBiševska luka42.98191;16.00127

A beautiful cove on the W coast. Anchor at 5-10 m. Unsuitable with S and W winds. A couple of restaurants ashore.

U. Mezuporat

U. Mezuporat/wiki/Bi%C5%A1evo#U._Mezuporat

anchorage U. Mezuporat [[Biševo#U. Mezuporat|U. Mezuporat]] 42°58.944'N, 016°01.228'EU. Mezuporat42.9824;16.02047

An organised mooring managed by the Nautički centar Komiža. The only reason to go there is to see the Blue Cave. A visit to the cave is paid per capita, but 1 hour mooring is free then.

Amenities

Provisioning

Eating out

A couple of restaurants in Biševska luka (aka Porat).

The restaurant Tomić was reportedly expensive back in 2012.

Transportation

Ferry to Vis (see Državna brodska linija 612 Komiža-Biševo-Komiža).

Tourism

A Benedictine monastery was founded on Biševo in 1050, but it was deserted two centuries later because of the danger of pirates. The church of Saint Sylvester is preserved near the ruins of the monastery.

Blue Cave

Blue Cave/wiki/Bi%C5%A1evo#Blue_Cave

attraction Blue Cave [[Biševo#Blue Cave|Blue Cave]] (Modra špilja) 42°58.831'N, 016°01.349'EBlue Cave42.98052;16.02248

While on the steep shores of the island there are many caves, the most famous being this one. It's located at the starboard on the entrance to the U. Balun on the E side of the island. The approach to the cave is only possible by boat. It is 18 meters long, 6 meters deep, and 6 meters high. The entrance to the cave is only 1.5 meters high and 2.5 meters wide. During the summer between 10 am and 1 pm, sunbeams penetrate through the submarine opening in Blue Cave and are reflected from the white bottom floor, coloring the cave blue and objects in the water silver. The paid entrance to the cave is controlled by the Nautički centar Komiža (see near the bottom of the page). As per 2018 it's 100 Kn in season and 70 Kn off season per capita.

Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forums

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

• Croatia Sailing and Cruising Discussions on Cruisers Forum

Links

• Biševo at the Wikipedia

For other useful websites, see Croatia.

References

See Croatia.

Comments

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Date of member's last visit to Biševo and this page's details validated:

• Aug 2018 by web research --Vadim

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Names: Vadim