 Smokvica is located in the centre of the island of Korčula, about 4 kilometers west of Čara, 13 kilometers east of Blato and 4 kilometers north from Brna.It is known as the birthplace of one of the best-known Croatian wines - Pošip.The large Neo-Romanesque church of the "Purification of Our Lady" was designed by Oton Iveković and built in 1920 on the site of an older church which was built in 1666.