Cultural tourism
DUBROVNIK-NERETVA COUNTY Stazama stećaka / On the Trails of Medieval Tombstones Stećci
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Down the path of mystical stećci As famous as southern Croatia is worldwide, it has still managed to preserve its mystique and stories that it has just started to reveal to many tourists. One of them is tied to mystical stećci... Text: Željka Kunštek ◆ Photos: DUNEA Regional Development Agency
One of the stećci in Konavle.
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Head out on a walk on the Trail of the Medieval Tombstones Stećci and slowly discover the secrets of the so-called stone sleepers.
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additional reasons why you should return to the area again. There you will find that many sites, or stećci stone tombstones that date back to the late medieval times that are characteristic for that part of Europe - and scattered throughout Croatia's southernmost county. Since they represent valuable, unique cultural and historic heritage, while regularly attracting the attention of many passersby and tourists, the locals have decided to additionally preserve them and present them to visitors in several ways, including through the HER.CUL project. One of the results of the project is the establishment of the attractive tourist route, the Trail of Medieval