Holiday in Pelješac

What makes Pelješac special as a destination?

Pelješac is Croatia's peninsula of delights – a 65-kilometer long, narrow strip of land that juts out into the Adriatic Sea and is famous for its wine, oysters, and spectacular beaches. Since 2022, the new Pelješac Bridge connects the peninsula directly to the Croatian mainland, allowing for the first time to drive from Split to Dubrovnik without the detour through Bosnia and Herzegovina. This bridge has made Pelješac significantly more accessible for German drivers. The vineyards of Pelješac produce Croatia's best red wines. The Dingač grape variety, grown on steep, sun-drenched southern slopes above the sea, was the first Croatian wine with a protected designation of origin. The wine route from Potomje through the Dingač tunnel down to the coast is one of the most spectacular wine routes in the Mediterranean. In the cellars of Grgić, Matuško, and Miloš, visitors can taste first-class red wines that can compete with the best Italian wines. At the northern end of the peninsula lies Ston, a small town with the second-longest defensive wall in Europe – only the Great Wall of China is longer. The walls of Ston stretch over 5.5 kilometers across the hills and once protected the saltworks, which are still active today. In the bays of Mali Ston, oysters and mussels have been cultivated for centuries – an oyster tasting directly from the boat on the water is a culinary highlight that can only be experienced here in Croatia. The beaches on the southern coast of the peninsula are dreamy: Prapratno, Divna, and Trstenica near Orebić offer pebbles and sand in crystal-clear water. From Orebić, the main town at the tip of the peninsula, a ferry to Korčula takes only 15 minutes. Pelješac can be perfectly integrated into a route from Split to Dubrovnik and offers three to four days full of enjoyment, nature, and history.