Kids Corner – Children’s route.

Explore Stolac in a fun way! Discover beautiful frescoes on the Čaršija Mosque, listen to the sound of water which flowing through the Mehmedbašića-Behmen mill or admire the view to the Stolac Old Town while standing on the Inat Bridge. Children route brings the joy to the youngest, to explore and learn about cultural heritage of Stolac by colleting star-points for each monument. While the youngest are collecting stars, the older ones can discover the magic of Stolac through the short route, which has the same list of monuments as the children route.

Have you ever visited a town that developed in all eras, from the Paleolithic to the present time, a town with caves, stećci, walls and an old town? A town with bridges, mills, legends, sacral buildings of four different religions, natural beauty, and much more. Stolac has all that, which is why this town is also known as the Museum Town or Little Bosnia and Herzegovina. Visit sites in the wide area of Stolac.

For centuries, Stolac and the surrounding are developed, and all the rulers left their mark. We offer you an interesting route that follows the traces of the past. We start from Vidoštak,some 5 km from Stolac, where the remains of a XI century church were found, and in it a painting of the Lady with the baby Jesus. On your way down the route, on the right, you will seeRadimlja, stećak necropolis, the most famous historic site with stećci, medieval tombstones, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The origins of the development of Stolac, i.e. the earliest settlements, date back to the Paleolithic, visible from the Badanj caveand the engraving in the rock above the Bregava gorge, in its lower course.DaorsonDaorson was the capital of a Hellenized Illyrian tribe called Daorsi, who lived in the valley of the river Neretva between 300 B.C. and 50 B.C. After you have seen Badanj, we recommend that you get down to the town and visit the Old Town, built in the Roman era, that flourished in the XIII, XIV and XV century; in the XVII century, during the Ottoman rule, this was the most heavily fortified town in Herzegovina. Even though it may seem that you have seen it all, and even though you will already be thrilled by what you saw, this route does not stop there, but takes you further to see at least a short course of the river Bregava. Especially beautiful are Provalije waterfallsnear to the northern exit from the town.There are few towns with such beauty in the very town center. Below the waterfalls, the popularSara Kašiković Bridge/Djevojačka ćuprija (Maiden Bridge), to which refers a very interesting legend. Also, please feel free to experience Stolac in any way you like, since we are certain that you will discover interesting places that have witnessed the history and lives of its inhabitants!

A long time ago, Miroslav Krleža wrote:„I beg your pardon, Lady Europe, it is only Bosnia that has monuments… stećci.“Since Stolac boasts some of the most valuable and best known necropolises, they deserve to get attention. For starters, here is the village Hodovothat has not one, but three necropolis, all in the immediate vicinity, which an extremely rare case. The necropolises are famous for the drawings on some of stećci dating back to the XIV and XV century. Next on the route, on the descent towards Stolac,Vidoštakis located some 5 km outside the town.There are several Roman spolia there.Six chests are decorated, and the ornaments predominantly used include a crescent, a cross and a stick. The next, also the most well known necropolis is Radimlja.In terms of the number of objects, the diversity and representation of all basic shapes, the relatively high artistic quality of workmanship, rich plastic decorations, relief representations and epitaphs, Radimlja is one of the most precious monuments of the medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina. Finally, you can visit the less known, but the most valuable necropolis in the village Boljuni.This necropolis has 269 stećak tombstones, in two groups. While Radimlja necropolis stands out in terms of richness, diversity and high-quality relief motifs, Boljuni necropolis stands out for its large number of inscriptions.