Stolac, a city in the south of Herzegovina, is rich in cultural and historical heritage. There are also numerous natural resources that this city has. One of the largest is the river Bregava, the lifeblood of Stolac, which provides refreshment to the locals on hot summer days, and has recently become more and more attractive to tourists as well.
The cleanliness and freshness of Bregava is the first thing that stopped these tourists on their way through Stolac. They say they want to stop and rest by the river. They tell us that they haven’t heard much about Bregava, but they decided to rest near it, then continue on.
The tourist potential of Bregava has been unused for years. Enthusiasts recognized them, so now you can find a camp there, to which tourists, once they come, are happy to return.
SEJO OBRADOVIĆ, camp owner
“Believe that they are delighted, even when they see that there are crabs in the water, and the old rule is that where there is crab, drink that water. I drink it and water the trees with it, so when they see fish, they can swim with the fish. Believe me, I have a camper who they have been coming back for years, and some even three times a year.”
The locals and their guests mostly spend their time playing volleyball and swimming on the local city beaches.
Because of the calm and somewhat deeper water in this section, the Bregava River is ideal for kayaking. And it is one of the activities that foreign tourists are just discovering, and as they tell us from the EcoTur Association, they are happy to come back again.
ASIM PITIĆ, president of the EkoTur Stolac Association
“Foreigners who are visitors often come there to make a specific tour to the Pjene waterfall, where when they get to the waterfall itself, they are especially delighted and are taken aback by the natural beauty and what Stolac has to offer.”
In kayaks or on foot, you can take a tour of the bridges on the Bregava, which are certainly one of the attractions that is closely related to this river.
One of the symbols of Stolac are precisely the bridges over Bregava, more precisely ten of them, most of which are several centuries old.
Gornja Ćuprija is considered the oldest bridge in Stolac. In the 70s of the last century, it was named the Inat bridge and was built in the 17th century.
All of them have semicircular vaults and are built of stone. In addition to the Inat bridge, Sara’s bridge, built in 1896, stands out. Together with the mills and columns, the bridges in Stolac have been declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
