Orebic Travel Guide
Orebic, the biggest town in the Peljesac Riviera, is comfortably seated underneath the region's highest crest of St Elijah on the south-western Adriatic coast of Croatia. Due to plenty of sunshine and fertile valleys it has been widely known for its wine and olive growing throughout the centuries. Holidays in Orebic are invariably filled with frequent visits to the glittering sea and marvellous bays. An Orebic travel can be made by bus, car or boat from the Dubrovnik or Split airports which are 150 and 250 km away.
The cultivating of grapes in Orebic can be traced to the Illyrian times and was later taken over by the Romans and the Slavs. The attachment to the Dubrovnik Republic in 1333 promoted the navigation industry and the older town name of Trstenica was even changed to the present day Orebic after an eminent sea captain family. The 19th century was the most important for shipbuilding as the town got a shipyard and a fleet of 33 ships after the foundation of the Peljesac Maritime Society in 1865.
Tourist attractions. The Orebic's Maritime Museum housing valuable collections of ship models, paintings, maps, navigation equipment is the best place to get a profound idea of the town's seafaring history. The St Elijah hill attractions for one's Orebic holidays are the Franciscan monastery with an observation loggia and the 15th century church of Our Lady of Angels with a park below. The remnants of sarcophagi and the Duke's castle can be found near the monastery of Our Lady of Karmen. An Orebic travel is also good for making a tour around the town's wine cellars.
Festivals and cultural events. You can take advantage of your Orebic travel by partaking in the local festivals and cultural events: the mid-July festival of Our Lady of Karmen, art exhibitions in the Maritime Museum, weekly concerts in various locations, open air theatrical and folklore performances.
Restaurants. The first-rate wine brands to be sampled during your holidays in Orebic are Dingac, Peljesac, Plavac, Postup. They perfectly go with grilled squids, meat, shellfish and other seafood offered by the Jadran and Bistro Coco restaurants. The Beach Bar as well as a few nightclubs hosts night parties with lots of music and dancing.
Beaches. The beaches in Orebic are both sandy and pebble with occasional rocky coves. The majority of tourists tend to spend their Orebic holidays on the Trstenica beach, one of the most splendid in Croatia, that stretches for 1 km and has some shallow areas for kids and a detached pebble zone for nudists.
Active vacations. The holidays in Orebic are an excellent opportunity to take sailing and windsurfing lessons or make an undersea tour to the 13th century ship anchors offered by the Adriatic and Orebeach diving centres. Water-skiing, rowing, yachting, cycling and hiking are most ravishing recreations for your Orebic travel. The hill of St Elijah above Orebic is a fantastic mountaineering and game hunting ground with a good many mouflons, boars and rabbits.