Peninsula Peljesac

After Istria, it is the second largest peninsula on the Adriatic. It stretches from the Ston isthmus, to the promontory Lovište in the north-west. The highest point is St.Ilija (961 meters) on Zmijsko brdo (the Snake Hill). The areas in the north are covered with pine forest and macchia. in southern parts, there are orchards, vegetable-gardens, and vineyards. The inhabitants mostly grow vineyards (there is wine-cellar Potomje in Ston and facilities for production of famous wine - dingač), raise cattle, and work in fishing industry. There are also famous salt-pans and growing sites of shells. The most
beautiful part of the peninsula is between Viganj and Orebić. The road along the peninsula connects the settlements with the Adriatic Road
In the prehistory, the peninsula was settled by the Illyrians (stone mounds and remains of hillforts). The presence of Greek colonists is confirmed by the finds of the fragments of Greek pottery and coins;and there are also numerous finds from the Roman period. Plinius the Older calls this peninsula Rhatanae Chersonesus.The Early Christian and Pre-Romanesque periods left their traces in Ston, Janjina, and Ponikve. Stećci (the specific gravestones) In Ston and Potomje origin from the late Middle Ages, and there are also Gothic Franciscan monasteries in Ston and Orebić. The economic prosperity of Pelješac, from the 17th century onwards, is connected with more intensive development of marine affairs on Pelješac. It was also reflected on building activity (the houses of ship captains and baroque churches in Orebić, Viganj, and Kućište).

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