WELCOME TO
MANTA DIVING ISSA - VIS
VIS is an island in the central Dalmatia with area of about 90 km2. Limestone crests hills are covered with fertile valleys, covered with red soils and interspersed with sand dunes, are cultivated with vines. The main settlements on the island are Vis and Komiza. Good quality accommodation in hotels or private apartments, unpolluted environment with the crystal clear sea and marine scenery as well as the local specialities - seafood from the cleanest part of the Adriatic, various sports and recreation opportunities, they all constitute the offer for your vacation on Vis.
Incredible history dating from Roman times can be found all around the Vis island - roman city of Issa with square (agora - forum), the inscription by the hero Calius from the 4th century BC (the oldest verse found in Croatia), a bronze head of Aphrodite, fortresses, Franciscan monastery etc. make this place worth visiting.
Fantastic nature with numerous bays and beaches that offers the peace and tranquility joined with traditional small home restaurants where you can eat in the surrounding of the home environment and try some local delicacies like lamb or octopus in the pot, fresh fish, sheep and goat cheese, local wine and herbal spirits etc. will make your holidays on Vis memorable.
Vis is was strategically significant in the Adriatic and was fought over in many naval battles. The Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Slavs, Venetians, Austrians, French and British have all controlled Vis at different times. Major naval battles took place in 1811 when the British defeated the French and in 1866 when Austrian forces trounced Italy.
During the Second World War the island was at different times under the control of Tito's partisans and was the British Military Mission Headquarters. After the war Vis became a military base to which access was strictly controlled and it was only in summer 1998 that the island opened to foreign visitors. This protection from tourist development left the island unspoiled and the local population able to carry on their traditional way of life - fishing and farming
Vis and neighboring archipelago are protected form the ministry of culture, department for the culture heritage. In this archipelago you can do only organized diving by the diving center from the island which has special concession for diving here.
There are lot of antic wrecks and sunken boats. Those are very popular diving routes, also underwater has rich flora and fauna. Great walls are covered with yellow and red gorgonia, fish, snails and crabs. All those in wide range of colors.
New diving centre is situated in the Vis town in hotel ISSA -
http://www.silverfin.eu/hr/vis?Name=Value
