Močići: Hotels and Accommodation

Močići is described as a picturesque village with groves and wooded areas. Močići was established as a village in the 15th century. The village is home to an in situ preserved Roman mithraeum, a sanctuary dedicated to Mithras located in a natural shallow cave; archaeological evidence dates it to the period between the 3rd and the mid-4th century.

History and Architectural Heritage

Mala Gospa in Močići is a chapel belonging to the Kocelj family, dating from the 15th or 16th century. It is described as a preserved private chapel of a Dubrovnik noble family within a country estate complex. Other visible evidence of the village’s history includes nine stone crosses called Križi svetog Antuna, dating from 1762 to the mid-19th century. These crosses served as stations during the traditional blessing of the fields. They were erected at elevated points beside municipal roads and offered views over the surrounding fields.

The houses of Močići are described as examples of classic Konavle architecture. Traditional houses feature stone arches, terraces, staircases, carved stone thresholds, thick foundation walls, and enclosing stone walls.

Hiking

Močići is a stop on the 8-kilometre Cavtat–Močići–Čilipi hiking trail. The route includes the mithraeum, the traditional stone crosses, turns leading towards bathing areas on the Konavle cliffs, as well as endemic plants and wild-growing aromatic vegetation. The trail is described as suitable for recreational hikers.

Cycling

The Cavtat–Močići–Čilipi cycling route is 9.5 kilometres long and has a total elevation gain of 230 metres. It is suitable for trekking bikes and mountain bikes, runs in one direction, and combines asphalt and gravel sections. The route is signposted for cyclists and begins at Cavtat bus station.

Anyone wishing to book a hotel in Močići can continue their accommodation search afterwards.

For the overarching travel overview: Općina Konavle.

More Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Drvenik, Cavtat, Poljice, Dubravka, Gruda, Vodovađa, Čilipi, Popovići.