
From Waterfalls to Stone Towns: 7 Day Trips Around Cavtat
From Waterfalls to Stone Towns: 7 Day Trips Around CavtatNature, culture, waterfalls and great food around Cavtat
3 COUNTRIES IN 60 MINUTES – From Cavtat you can have coffee in Croatia, lunch in Montenegro and be back for sunset. With a bit more driving, Bosnia & Herzegovina is next door. That’s our magic location.
One day, three completely different worlds – Ottoman stone town, a bridge defying time and waterfalls you can swim in.
Culture: Old Bridge in Mostar (UNESCO) and steep stone streets of Počitelj. Climb the Gavra Kapetanović tower.
Nature: Kravica Waterfalls, 28 meters high, 120 meters wide. Swimming in turquoise pools in summer.
Food: Lamb under the bell, cheese from the sack, Blatina and Žilavka wines.
Local tip: Start early, Kravica gets crowded after 11am in summer.
2. SPIRITUAL HERZEGOVINA – MEĐUGORJE Driving: ∼3h to Međugorje
A shorter, quieter trip for those who want a break and reflection.
3. MONTENEGRO – BAY OF KOTOR – KOTOR, PERAST & BUDVA
Driving: ∼1h 30min to 2h to Kotor (depending on border)Just 60 minutes to the Montenegrin border – that’s why we say 3 countries in 60 minutes!
A fjord that is not a fjord. The deepest bay of the Mediterranean.
Culture: Kotor – UNESCO town, 4.5 km of walls. Perast and Our Lady of the Rocks island.
Food: Njeguški prosciutto, Vranac wine, grilled squid in Perast.
4. NERETVA VALLEY – BOAT SAFARI Driving: ∼1h 30min to Opuzen
Swamps, reeds, mandarins and traditional boats gliding like in old times. September and October are mandarin harvest
Food: Frog and eel brudet, Metković ćevapi.
5. PELJEŠAC – STON, SALT & WINE Driving: ∼1h to Ston
Longest walls in Europe (5.5 km), oldest saltworks in the Mediterranean (since 1360) and wines growing on 60% slopes.
Food: Ston oysters, Dingač and Postup.
6. ISLANDS: MLJET NATIONAL PARK & ELAPHITI Driving: ∼1h to Prapratno + ferry 45min / Elaphiti boat 20-30min from Dubrovnik
When you need a day without a car. Mljet is forest on the sea.
7. KORČULA – TOWN OF MARCO POLO Driving: ∼1h 30min to Orebić + ferry 1h 40min
Little Dubrovnik. Streets that bend so wind doesn’t blow too hard. Moreska sword dance.
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