Vela Luka is a town and port on the western side of the island of Korcula, 45 km to the west of the town of Korcula; The major part of the town spreads over the slopes of Pinski Rat (150 m) and the mildly descending plateau between the Rat and the Humic elevation. Vela Luka offers its visitors all other advantages of modern tourism, from quality accommodation, over the variety of restaurants offering seafood and quality wines, to sports and recreational facilities (tennis, yachting, surfing, etc.) and entertainment. Many find the Croatian folk songs sung by fishermen of Vela Luka in the evening hours the most impressive attraction.