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- 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
Cyclotourism:
-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
Ways to get to Ravno from Mostar
- As a part of organized tour upon request.
- Rent a bike.
- Rent a car agency in Mostar.
- Trip to Ravno, arriving to Hotel Stanica
- Village walking tour and Municipality Plaza
- Walking tour to Mitra chuch
- Early luch at Zavala restaurant (open during summer season only)
- Tour through Vjetrenica cave and visit to Bio-speleological Museum
- Tour through the village (stone path through the village)
- Dinner and wine tasting at Hotel Stanica
Recommended overnight stay at Hotel Stanica
- Trip to Ravno
- Tour through the village (stone path through the village) and Mitra chuch
- Visit to Housing complex Plasna Glavica and tour with a host Božo (contact village key contact Darijan for organization of this visit)
- Short break at Ravno viewpoint
- Zavala Monastery
- Dinner at Guesthouse Rupni Do – Gaic (Stone House in the Heart of Nature)
Recommended overnight stay at Guesthouse Rupni Do – Gaic (Stone House in the Heart of Nature)
- Trip to Ravno
- Tour through Vjetrenica Cave and visit to Bio-speleological Museum
- Cycling tour through Ciro Trail and Popovo polje (the tour can be organized with Public Enterprise Vjetrenica or other agency. Bikes can be rented through Herzegovina Bike; Zavala restaurant or bike rental/club: +387 36 891 034).
- Lunch at Zavala restaurant.
- Zavala Monastery
- Cycling back to the village.
Recommended overnight stay at Vila Rosa Ravno
Key contact
Darijan Pehar
- Tourist Manager and Guide
- +387 63 817 696
- darijanpehar@hotmail.com