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Pelješac travel guide

Fine wines, long shingle beaches and the best mussels in Croatia... It's our essential Pelješac travel guide

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With its sprawling coasts, rich fisheries and a major wine-growing industry, Pelješac is generating a buzz as a less-discovered alternative to Dubrovnik. Indeed, many pass over this peninsula, making their beeline straight for the ancient walled city. All the better for the locals who are drawn to Pelješac for its very lack of tourists, fine wines, long shingle beaches and the best mussels and oysters in Croatia.

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The Pelješac peninsula

The destiny of the Pelješac Peninsula has always been linked to its position. Sprawling out towards the sun of the Adriatic and the central Dalmatian islands,...

20 great things to do in Pelješac

Lined with long shingle beaches, the Pelješac peninsula that stretches out north of Dubrovnik towards Korčula is that wonderful rarity, a Dalmatian getaway...

Pelješac overview

Pelješac is passed over by most visitors to Dubrovnik but locals are drawn to its very lack of tourists, fine wines, long shingle beaches and, most of all, the...

Pelješac beach guide

Kite & Windsurfing Center Water Donkey

Viganj has become a favourite summer meeting spot for wind- and kite-surfers from all over the world. The sea channel between Pelješac and Korčula – and the...

Nakovana Cave and Nakovana Village

Occupied more or less constantly from the early Neolithic period until the arrival of the Romans, Nakovana Cave has been the subject of intensive archeological...

Diving Center Adriatic

Diving Centre Adriatic offers visitors the chance to plunge into the big blue, with first-rate facilities and accommodation available at the nearby Holiday...

Food and drink

Pelješac food overview

Recommended restaurants in Pelješac

Pelješac stands at the centre of one of the Adriatic’s richest fisheries, providing local restaurants with an abundance of fresh seafood. Ston, with its oyster...

Pelješac wine guide

Bars in Pelješac

Around the Pelješac peninsula

Orebić area guide

Orebić is the principal town of the Pelješac, a rugged, unspoilt, 90km-long peninsula made up of rocky ridges that twist their way above the sea. Pelješac also...

Ston area guide

Ston, and its counterpart Mali Ston, sits on the cape of land connecting the Pelješac Peninsula to the mainland. Known as a salt-producing town, Ston was an...

Trpanj area guide

Not so long ago, Trpanj was home to only fishermen and mariners. Laid back and full of charm, Trpanj still has that small village feel, but now attracts...

Janjina area guide

Further to the west from Prapratno and Ponikve, close to the central part of the Pelješac peninsula, you come to the picturesque backwaters of the Janjina...

Korčula island area guide

The sixth-largest Adriatic island is also one of the greenest, with an abundance of olive groves and vineyards, and a cool westerly breeze on burning summer...

Where to stay in Pelješac

Hotel Ostrea

Offering a-la-carte restaurant and bar, and free bike rental, Hotel Ostrea is located in Ston, just 100 metres from the entrance to Old Town and right next to...

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Hotel Indijan

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Named after the owner (who was nicknamed The Indian at school), the family-run Indijan is a delightful find, hidden behind screen of palms...

Villa Koruna

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The Villa Koruna is situated on the seashore in peaceful Mali Ston on the Pelješac Peninsula and offers you air-conditioned en-suite rooms with satellite TVs...

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Holiday Resort Adriatic

Far away from any noise, surrounded by unspoilt nature on the Pelješac Peninsula, Holiday Resort Adriatic in Mokalo near Orebić offers a peaceful stay at one...

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