Location and Activities in Trpanj
Trpanj is a small town, but has a rich history that dates back to ancient times. Formerly, Trpanj was a place of fishermens and farmers. At the present time the town became a tourist oasis of Pelješac.
ATTRACTIONS
Gradina
Late Antique vast fortress is situated on a hill just above the port. It is believed that Gradina will most likely built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, who also built numerous forts along the coast to ensure smooth sailing of merchant ships. Gradina is now considered the most important culture monument in Trpanj, and the fortress that is at the same time an excellent vantage point, can be reached by stairways built in 1936 year.
The Church of St. Peter and Paul
This church was first mentioned in historical records with the date of 15th September 1657. From the art of sacred works that are in this church, the statue of Our Lady of the Rosary is worth mentioning. The statue was brought from Italy in 1855 and after, it occurred on the municipal seal. The day when the statue was brought to Trpanj was celebrated as a feast to 1912 year.
Church of Our Lady of Caramel
This church was built in 1645 due to the testament by Stjepan Jerolimov Gundulić, who was than a predial patron of Trpanj. He ordered that after his death, the part of his income in the next 40 years is to be given for the construction of the church in the center of Trpanj. He also demanded that church should be the shape and size as the "Holy House" of Loreto. It is interesting that, after the Pope approved that the transfer cult of the "Holy House" become a holiday in 1632 - the feast of Our Lady of Caramel celebrates as the largest feast in Trpanj from 1683 year.
The church of St. Antun
It was built as a covenant of Antun Simonetti Šimunov-Antunović in year 1695. The church has a baroque altar, and from the other half of the 18th century, church has a simple floor mosaic dating from the 1847 year.
The church of St. Roko
At the highest hill in Trpanj, with a magnificent view of the rooftops of Trpanj and Neretva channel, at the basis of older church in the first half of the 17th century, the church to the protector against plague was built.
The church of St. Nikola
The church was built by mariner Klement Cvitanović in 1840, as a vow - "Because covered by waves, released from death", as it is written on the stone inscription of the entrance door threshold of the church fence.


