Donji Vinjani: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Accommodation in Donji Vinjani
In Donji Vinjani, the Church of Saint Nicholas Tavelić is located on the edge of Imotsko polje, while the medieval cemetery of Rudežove kuće lies on the northeastern edge of the hamlet of Rudeži.
In Donji Vinjani, travellers may want to rent a holiday apartment if they are interested in churches, stećci and trails.
Culture and History
Construction of the Church of Saint Nicholas Tavelić began in 1973; it is 25 metres long and 17 metres wide.
The Sveta Kata Chapel was built near the parish house in 1904. The Church of Sveta Kata in Donji Vinjani underwent extensive renovation in 2000.
The Chapel of St Catherine is part of Donji Vinjani’s registered cultural heritage as an individual immovable cultural asset. The medieval cemetery of Rudežove kuće is also classified as an individual immovable cultural asset; it was established in the 15th century.
The Rudežove kuće site contains 22 stećci, predominantly chests and slabs, as well as a gable stone or tall stećak.
In the Vinjani parish, Rudežove kuće is the only large necropolis among nine sites with stećci from the Croatian Middle Ages.
Faith and Tradition
The feast of Saint Nicholas Tavelić was celebrated in Donji Vinjani on 14 November 2021 and 14 November 2022.
On 25 November, the feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria was celebrated in the Church of Sveta Kata in Donji Vinjani with services, a three-day preparation period and an opportunity for confession.
Tomislavljevo is a small Marian memorial chapel and shrine in a grotto that the inhabitants of Vinjani built in 1925.
The old grotto of Tomislavljevo was restored and received a new statue of Mary.
Trails and Landscape
The Camino Imota route begins at the state border in Vinjani Donji. After a few kilometres, the Camino Imota turns towards the Church of Saint Nicholas Tavelić.
A 20-kilometre cycle path leads from Zmijavci along the Vrljika River and via Runovići, continuing across the fields to the hamlet of Rudeži in Vinjani Donji.
In the immediate vicinity of Imotski lies the Biokovo–Imotski Lakes Geopark, with themed trails, lakes and river springs.
Biokovo Nature Park offers trails and a habitat for many endemic species; from its highest peak, the view extends across Central Dalmatia.
More location pages: Glavina Donja, Gornji Vinjani, Glavina Gornja, Imotski
To the higher-level travel overview: Općina Imotski.
