Tri Porte Bay
Tri Porte Bay
 The name Tri Porte is a joint name for three bays situated 7 km southwest from Vela Luka, and they are some of the most beautiful bays in the aquatorium of Vela Luka. From the surrounding hills that are covered with pine forest you can enjoy a beautiful view over the archipelago of the canal of Korcula.
The crystal clean sea, the magnificent underwater world, shades of pine trees and the hospitality of the hosts are surely the reasons way the bays of Tri Porte are a popular site to visit. The church of St. Peter is situated on a mild slope, not far away from the seacoast. It is one of the fewthat who has a parch on the facade. The church is supposed to be built by a fisherman in 1666, who used the bay for its own shelter.
The church of St. Jurja is situated on a hill close to the Tri Porte bay. There is a small bell-tower built in front of the church and for the altar hall a Roman marble sarcophagi was used that was probably found in the surrounding area.
Chapel Of Saint Juraj It is situated not far from the Tri Porte bay on a high hill, and it is prominent in the landscape. It has small dimensions, a rectangular ground plan, without an apsidal. On the narrow high facade stand a small bell-tower on distaff with an opening for one bell.
The simple entrance frame roofs over the inclined profiled over entrance, and on both sides of the entrance there are small windows. The chapel is plastered from the outside, and the double-eave roof is covered with tile. A marble classical roman sarcophagus was used as an altar. It must have been found near that place. The chapel is mentioned in the land-register of the community of Korcula from the year 1427.
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