Zavala – Hotels, Vjetrenica and Historic Sites

The archaeological site of Crkvina is part of Zavala’s history. The remains of a pre-Romanesque church dedicated to Saint Peter are located there. The same site contains a necropolis with 28 stećak tombstones. Crkvina has the status of a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Zavala Monastery also has a special architectural connection with the landscape: the monastery church is built against a rock that also forms the basis of its northern wall. The oldest written reference to the monastery dates from 1514.

Vjetrenica Cave, together with the architectural ensemble of the village of Zavala, was included in the UNESCO Tentative List of Natural Heritage on 11 December 2007. The first exhibition of the Biospeleological Museum presented topics relating to karst, the Dinarides, Popovo Polje and Vjetrenica Cave, as well as preserved specimens of some of the subterranean fauna.

The historic narrow-gauge railway known as Ćiro has been revived as a cycling route through tunnels, across bridges and along former railway stations; Zavala is one starting point of the route. A guided 10-kilometre cycling tour on the Ćiro railway line and the routes of Popovo Polje starts and ends directly at the Vjetrenica Cave car park.

The mountains Orlovica, Zečija Glava and Završje are located in the immediate vicinity of Zavala. The mountain Opaljenik is also located in the surrounding area. The different designations and spatial areas remain clearly separate: Orlovica, Zečija Glava and Završje are in the immediate vicinity, while Opaljenik is assigned to the surrounding area of Zavala.

The churches in the immediate vicinity include Sveti Mitar. The churches Sveti Jakov and Sveti Ilija are also located in the surrounding area of Zavala. The ruin of Hadžibegov Grad is located in the wider regional area.

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To the higher-level travel overview: Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.

Other places in the same higher-level area: Blagaj, Mostar, Prozor, Polje Bijela, Višići, Konjic, Čitluk, Ravno.