Suggested walking route
2 stops in walking order
- Distance
- 0.26 km
- Walking
- 3 min
- Visits
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- Easy stroll
- 1Počitelj Citadel
Fortress
Citadel Počitelj is a castle in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This fortress was built by King Tvrtko I of Bosnia in 1383, and had a role of control a merchant route between Bosnian inland and the Adriatic sea coast, via Drijeva trg, through the valley of the Neretva river. The Ottoman Empire extended fortifications greatly, and developed a settlement, with a housings, bath and the mosque. The main tower of Počitelj citadel, Gavran-captain tower, is erected on a karstic rock hanging high above the Neretva river. Today, it overlooks the historic walled town of Počitelj.
~20 min at this stop
- 2Počitelj
City
Počitelj is a settlement and a historic village in the Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's part of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its walled nucleus is protected National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina and an open-air museum. The settlement is situated on the left bank of the river Neretva, on the main road Mostar-Metković.
~20 min at this stop