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Lešić Dimitri Palace
Korčula, Croatia · Independent · High Luxury
Occupying an 18th-century bishop's palace in Korcula's medieval old town, beside the house traditionally held as Marco Polo's birthplace, Lešić Dimitri Palace opened in June 2009 after a painstaking reconstruction begun in February 2006. British banker Michael Unsworth and his wife Masa named its handful of Relais & Châteaux residences for stops on Marco Polo's Silk Road journeys.
- 6 rooms
- Opened 2009
- Neighborhood: Biline
- Architect: Zora Salopek-Baletic
- Interiors: Attayut Piravinich
About Lešić Dimitri Palace
- The hotel occupies an 18th-century bishop's palace in Korcula's old town, adjacent to the house traditionally said to be Marco Polo's birthplace.
- British banker Michael Unsworth and his wife Masa acquired the buildings around 2004 and began reconstruction in February 2006.
- It opened in June 2009 as a Relais & Châteaux property, with residences named for stops along Marco Polo's Silk Road journeys.
- The palace grew from stone houses combined by the Lesic family and later associated with Bishop Vincenzo Lessio before passing to the Dimitri family.
History
Lesic Dimitri Palace occupies an 18th-century bishop's palace in the medieval old town of Korcula, Croatia, adjacent to the house traditionally said to be the birthplace of Marco Polo. The palace grew from a cluster of stone houses combined by the Lesic family and later associated with a bishop named Vincenzo Lessio; it passed by marriage to the Dimitri family.
British banker Michael Unsworth and his wife Masa acquired the buildings around 2004, beginning a painstaking reconstruction in February 2006. The hotel opened in June 2009 as a Relais & Chateaux property, its handful of residences named after stops along Marco Polo's Silk Road journeys, complemented by a Michelin-starred restaurant and a Thai-influenced spa.
Restaurants and bars
- LD Restaurant — Restaurant · One MICHELIN Star
Experiences
- LD Garden — Relaxed Old Town bistro serving sharing plates, wines and cocktails, from late lunches to long evenings beside the sea.
- LD spa — Intimate spa offering restorative treatments and mindful practices.
- Private boat experiences aboard Kata — Private boat trips exploring the surrounding archipelago aboard Kata.
Amenities
- Spa
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