Veliki Prolog: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Veliki Prolog is located on a mountain saddle with views over two fields and the surrounding hills. Napoleon's Road runs through Veliki Prolog.

Those who choose Veliki Prolog as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture and History

One defining event is Velika Gospa, a traditional religious festival and folk celebration held on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. The celebration includes a solemn Mass and a procession. Traditional crafts, local products and roast lamb are offered at the fair.

The large parish church in Veliki Prolog served the Vrgorac section of the fields and the nearby slopes. Veliki Prolog is also associated with preserved traces of earlier life in the surrounding area.

Surroundings

In the immediate vicinity of Veliki Prolog are Mosor and Sveti Petar. The surroundings of Veliki Prolog include Izgorjak, Gomila, Budim, Sveta Margarita, Sveti Roko and Risna. Further afield in the region are Mogorjelo and Sveta Marija.

Cycling and Landscape

The 43-kilometre road cycling route Tri Polja passes through Veliki Prolog and climbs from Podprolog to Veliki Prolog. The descent from Veliki Prolog to Dusina on this route offers views over vineyards and orchards in the Jezero field.

More local pages: Rašćane, Zavojane, Duge Njive, Umčani, Dusina, Vrgorac, Dragljane

To the higher-level travel overview: Općina Vrgorac.