Riviera Peljesac, islands Korcula and Mljet

OREBIĆ is situated on the southwest part of the Pelješac Peninsula, at the foot of St. Ilija Hill (961 meters), a position exposed to sunshine the entire day. This picturesque town is an irresistable temptation to tourists seeking natural beauty and relaxation: centuries-old pines trees, cypresses, olive groves, spacious lawns and flower gardens and sunny pebble or sand beaches which in some places stretch for miles and in others are punctuated by small bays with crystal clear waters.

Above Orebić rises a hill with the Franciscan Monastery and Church of Our Lady, built in 1470. by the Republic of Dubrovnik on a strategic and important  position over 150 metres above the Pelješac channel. A road leads to that rocky nest from which there is one of the most beautiful views of the islands of Korčula and Mljet, the shores of Pelješac and the open sea. The church was built and vaulted by the architect from Dubrovnik Mihoč Radišić in the Gothic style. Beside it, there is a fortified monastery with loopholes, a cloister surrounded by a simple Renaissance arcade, a cistern for rainwater in its centre and a small garden in its shaded end. On the roof is a sundial with the relief of a Franciscan measuring the peaceful passage of time with the shadow of an iron rod.

The beginnings of tourist development in Orebić go back to distant 1904. Today Orebić has about 4.000 beds in hotels and very modern, good furnished apartments in family houses. In the Orebić holiday village guests can rent boats with or without motors, canoes, bicycles, tennis courts, play table tennis, school of surfing and diving, rent-a-car, dance music, folklore performances, Dalmatian evenings, excursions are organized  into the nearer and broader surroundings and there is also the always attractive and pleasant excursion to the nearby Franciscan Monastery and  Maritime Museum.