Guide – The Betini Apartments – Komiza, island of Vis

Local gastronomy

21. October 2015.

If you want local food, you don't have to go all the way to Komiza. Near Podhumlje, in the settlements Zena Glava, Podšpilje and Dračevo you can taste the traditional recipes and local specialties in a number of rural households. For all wine lovers and those who have not had a chance to try Vugava or Mali Plavac, there is a possibility of wine......

Mount Hum

Above Podhumlje stands the highest peak of the island of Vis - Hum (587 m above sea level). The peak itself is not available for access, but there is a vantage point around the chapel of St. Spirit from where you can see Vis, the offshore island Bisevo (known......

Archaeological sites

Popular archaeological sites near Podhumlje include a military fort, an undermine and military barracks, which are due to the military function of the island of Vis in the second half......

Tito’s cave

Just below Hum lies the famous Tito's cave consisting of two small caves with a partially walled entrance where Josip Broz and the partisan leadership secretly resided during World War II (1944). To the cave leads an accessible path that has 275 steps. The caves can be explored without lamps....

Nerby beaches

Beaches and incredibly clear water in Komiža many who can not resist, but near Podhumlje there are beaches that should not be missed. Srebrna beach (in translation: Silver Beach) is one of the most beautiful and most popular beaches on the island. It is famous for its white pebbles that radiate a silver glow in the moonlight, and that is how it got its name. Mala Travna bay on the south side of the island can be reached......

Useful info

The closest grocery store, bank, post office and doctor are located in Komiža, which makes our guests dependent on their own means of transport, for which for they have a parking place in front of the house. Motorcycles and cars can be rented at the ferry port in Vis....