Počitelj
Fortress and Old Town – Počitelj
In the valley of Neretva, Počitelj was the mainstay in the defence against the Ottomans. The fortress was built by King Tvrtko in 1383 and it had a strategic role in controlling the passage to the sea through the Neretva valley.
Today, the historical town of Počitelj, built under the fortress, has an oriental style and as such is completely in the function of tourism and cultural events. The town is only 3 km away from Čapljina.
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Gavrankapetanović Tower
Počitelj fortress was built intermittently in the period from the 15th to the 18th century. The oldest walled structure is the original, medieval core of the fort. Within the fortress […]
Art Colony
This art colony is the biggest colony in South – East Europe.Every year in the summer this colony gathers many artists from different parts of Europe and as such is […]
Šišman Ibrahim Pasha mosque
It was built in 1562 – 1563 and represents one of the most successful realizations of the classic Ottoman style of one-room under-domed mosques. The entrance to the mosque is […]
Ibrahim pasha Waqf
The medresa was built in the 17th century by the famous Počitelj vakif (benefactor) Ibrahim pasha, who was deputy to the Grand Vizier Fadil pasha Ćuprilić until 1664, when he […]
Sahat-Kula
The clock tower of the 17th century. Ibrahim pasha endowed the hammam and han in Počitelj to provide for the maintenance of the medresa. The clock tower is also one of his endowments.