Konavle
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Konavle (Italian: Canali or Valle dei Canali) is a small region and municipality located southeast of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
It is administratively part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva county and forms a municipality with its center at Gruda with a total population of 8,250 people (2001) split in 32 villages, in which 95% are Croats.
Konavle is actually a narrow field located between the Sniježnica mountain and the Adriatic Sea, spanning the area from the coastal town of Cavtat to the Montenegrin border at Prevlaka. Other than Cavtat, only the southernmost village of Molunat is located on the coast, while the other 30 villages are in the hinterland.
The Sniježnica peak at 1234 meters of altitude is the highest point of the Dubrovnik-Neretva county and village of Kuna with its 700 m altitude is the highest village in the county. Although Gruda is the administrative center of the municipality, the largest settlement is Cavtat.
The airport for Dubrovnik is located near the Konavle village of Cilipi.
[edit] Notable people from Konavle
- Niko Bete, singer
- Mijo Šiša - Konavljanin, painter & artist
Cilipi – an authentic, picturesque village in Konavle with a touch of the past, marked by charming rural landscapes. Folklore has always been an important aspect of traditional culture – it is a combination of all the phenomena in life, which are passed from one generation to another. Following the Sunday mass, the residents dressed in the well-known Konavle costumes, the loveliest in Croatia, dance on the main square before the church of St Nicholas.You will enjoy this scenery including interesting contacts with locals, good food and drinks. Cilipi was a village completly devastated during the last war, but today it is renewed and rebuilt back to its old shine.Numerous small roads or paths are ideal for taking long exploring walks through small villages and breathtaking nature. 20 km from Dubrovnik, 5 from Cavtat and just 1 from airport Dubrovnik. A nature's paradise, the whole region - starting from the slopes of the mount Snijeznica (1234 m) and stretching all the way down to the rugged rocks, hidden and deserted rocky beaches, overlooking Adriatic - is rich in evergreens, pine forest and Mediterranean vegetation. The sea glistened a beautiful blue, the sun shone warmly, and all seemed well in the world. barba1
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