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Orebić - Sights

Dalmatia - Dubrovnik

A small town with about 2500 inhabitants on the southern coast of Pelješac peninsula facing the island of Korcula, a hill. Ilija (961m). The picturesque town, the cradle of sea captains and sailors, whose rich tradition is kept at the Maritime Museum.

In the village of Orebic is installed seven fountain from the 19th century. Neo-Renaissance fountains were installed 1880, when it was built through the town waterworks. Peninsula got a new water supply system (Neretva), only those 80-20th century. The house had been mandatory, and some still have the tank, ie water reservoirs serving. Old plumbing still works and knows rescue when there is no supply from the mainland.

In Orebic and the surroundings probably visit:

• Franciscan monastery with a belvedere
• Our Lady's church and museum
• Maritime Museum
• Skvar
• Captain's House
• Rector's Palace
• Captain's Cemetery
• Mount St. Ilija
• a number of wineries

Outside the Orebic, on the hill is located the monastery of Our Lady of the Angels from where there is the Dubrovnik Republic and served as a lookout. On the lookout point overlooking the entire Peljesac channel, an archipelago of some 15-odd islands that lie between Peljesac and Korcula. The most important is Badija islet on which there is a monastery.

Near the monastery is the village Bilopolje. The few people living there. There is an old church and ruins of the old aristocratic houses from the 19th century.

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