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......

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.......

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 of the 20th century, when Vis was in a kind of isolation from visitors and tourits. Military bases that history has left behind are certainly an interesting addition to the overall geomorphology of the island and the natural beauty that......

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......

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......