- 500
- 370 m.n.v
- Natural Beauty
- Archaeology
Ravno, Municipality of Ravno
Naglasci
The Zavala Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Завала, romanized: Manastir Zavala) is a Serbian Orthodoxmonastery located in the village of Zavala on the southwestern edge of Popovo Polje, in Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina municipality, in the southernmost part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is first mentioned in 1514, which means that the monastery already existed by the early sixteenth century.
Location
Key contact
Darijan Pehar
- Tourist manager and guide
- +387 63 817 696
- darijanpehar@hotmail.com
Accommodation facilities
– Family Radić in Gaica – capacity for 4 people, distance 5 min. by car;
– Beba Pendo in Čvaljina, accommodation for 4 people, distance 5 min. by car from the center;
– Inn Zavala, distance 10 min. by car, accommodation for 16 people;
– Pensions of the Kriste family in Trebinje, 10 min. by car, accommodation for 30 people.
Gastronomic offer
The village’s traditional dish: Oil cured cheese and sack cheese
Cafe/Bar/Restaurant:
Cafe Srednjice in Ravno
Traditional products
The mentioned trades were active throughout the past in the area of Ravno and they can be presented because there is material and non-material evidence and for some there are older people who know the craft technique.
- Stone processing (stone carving and stone construction)
- Basket-weaving craft (large transport baskets, regular baskets and ranch fences made of hemp)
- Production of fishing nets
- Mulberry silk cultivation and silk
production.
- Miller's craft
- Carpentry
- Production of wool products
- Traditional leather shoe maker
- Honey –
Honey producers and sellers : Petar Sredanović; Đure Raguž; Nikola Kriste; Jure Škurla; Jerko Bender; Miso Oberan; Ivan Oberan; Vinko Đurasović; Jure Matijić; Miho Burić; Dragan Miletic; Dragan Ignjatić. (For more information about the direct contact and location of the seller, contact Darian Pehar, tour manager and guide).
- Peas -
Producers and sellers : Family Vuletić; OPG Precelj (Jerko Bender); Oberan family. (For more information about the direct contact and location of the seller, contact Darian Pehar, tour manager and guide).
- Meat and dairy products –
Producers and sellers: Dubelj family; Brkan family; Winery Trn; Skaramuca Winery; Family farm Bio Popovo. (For more information about the direct contact and location of the seller, contact Darian Pehar, tour manager and guide).
- Quality apples and apple juice
Dragan Obradović. (For more information about the direct contact and location of the seller, contact Darian Pehar, tour manager and guide).
Activities
Cycling routes
Cichloturizam:
-Ćiro cycling route Ćiro biking route | Ravno Municipality (opcinaravno.ba)
- Herzegovina bike Association https://www.herzegovinabike.ba/tour/cirinom-prugom-mostar-trebinje/
Birds watching
Adventure activities
-Ćiro cycling route Ćiro biking route | Ravno Municipality (opcinaravno.ba)
- Herzegovina bike Association https://www.herzegovinabike.ba/tour/cirinom-prugom-mostar-trebinje/
Recommended tours/offers nearby
Vjetrenica Cave
Web: https://www.vjetrenica.ba/hr/
Address: Zavala bb, Zavala
Phone: +387 36 891 034
Biospeleological Museum Vjetrenica
Address: Trg Ruđera Boškovića bb, Ravno
Phone: +387 36 891 034
Web: https://www.vjetrenica.ba/
Bicycle rental/clubs
Phone: +387 36 891 034
Key contact
Darijan Pehar
- Tourist manager and guide
- +387 63 817 696
- darijanpehar@hotmail.com