Ričice: Hotels and Accommodations

Nature and Landscape

The Green Lake reservoir (Zeleno jezero) was built in Ričice in 1985 as part of an irrigation system for Imotsko polje. This irrigation system was never fully completed. The reservoir is primarily valued for its landscape and recreational appeal.

South of Ričice, a rocky plateau extends along the settlement and is planted with pine forest and low shrubs.

The Imotica Ričice via ferrata is located on a cliff overlooking Green Lake in Ričice. It is rated C/D and is described as a route that takes an average climber just under an hour to complete. The via ferrata is 285 meters long and has an elevation difference of 160 meters.

Culture and History

Several burial and ritual mounds in Ričice attest to human presence in prehistoric times. The parish church of St. John the Baptist in Ričice was completed in November 1910 and blessed on the feast of St. John the Baptist in 1911. It was built of cut stone; its nave is 16 meters long and 7 meters wide.

Gradina in Ričice is listed as an individual cultural asset under the Croatian register code Z-2801.

Things to Do

The medieval town of Ričice has a viewpoint with an unobstructed view across the entire reservoir and the settlements along its shores.

In the regional context, the Epic Riviera is a 176.6-kilometer paved cycling route connecting Makarska, Vrgorac, and Imotski; Green Lake is listed on this route. The Northern Riviera cycling route between Brela and Imotski passes through Ričice at an elevation of 656 meters.

Those who wish to book a hotel in Ričice can continue their accommodation search afterward. More destination pages are Donji Proložac, Gornji Proložac.

To the higher-level travel overview: Općina Proložac.