Žeževica: Apartments and Holiday Homes

Orje and Žeževica are considered an Eneolithic hillfort; Trbotor is designated as an Iron Age hillfort. The historic corridor through Žeževica was known as the Napoléon Route and was also called Marmontova cesta.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Žeževica is choosing Žeževica as their place of stay.

Culture

On Orje, a natural elevation, stands the parish church of St George the Martyr. The church was built from hewn stone in 1754 and consecrated on 9 June 1768. The parish church of St George in Žeževica is registered as protected cultural heritage under registration number Z-5933.

The Bolčić complex preserves residential and farm buildings arranged around an open courtyard. It was built from local stone known as modrac. Žeževica also has a Lourdes grotto created in natural rock. A candlelit procession led from the parish church on Orje to the Lourdes grotto.

Routes

Visible wheel tracks are present on the recorded vicinal roads. A historic vicinal road ran from Katunske vlake via Grguša and Gornja Žeževica to Grabovac.

Nature

Cretaceous limestone and dolomite occur in the Žeževica area. The Žeževica area partly encompasses Biokovo Nature Park; 14 endemic taxa and 34 strictly protected taxa are recorded in this area.

The Šestanovac area lies between Biokovo Nature Park and the Cetina Gorge. The landscapes there range from the rock formations of the Cetina Gorge to the mountain peaks of Biokovo and encompass a diversity of preserved natural habitats.

Cuisine

In the Šestanovac area, the cuisine of the Dalmatian Zagora is associated with dishes such as spit-roasted lamb, veal prepared under a peka, and homemade bread baked in a fireplace.

More local pages: Šestanovac, Kreševo, Katuni.

To the higher-level travel overview: Općina Šestanovac.