VISIT OMIS (CROATIA) WITH ME AND LEARN ABOUT ITS PIRATE HISTORY!
Today, I'm taking you to Omiš (pronounced Omish), Croatia. In my last post, I showed you some photographs of Omis city but today we'll take a more detailed look at this stunning Croatian seaside city. I've got maps, photographs, history facts and everything you need to experience this town from the comfort of your home! This town has a fascinating pirate history! Pirates that ruled the Adriatic for two centuries. I don't know if the world has never seen pirates quite like these ones. Did you know that the pope Honoris the third fought a crusade war against the Omis pirates and lost? Did you know that the mighty Republics of Venice and Dubrovnik, the wealthiest city republics of their time had to pay Omis a fee for safe transport? Did you know that there were numerous attacks on Omis pirates and the town itself, but nobody succeeded in defeating them? Even the mighty Turkish Empire never conquered them. Lead by the duke Kacic and his descendants, the O...