Peninsula Peljesac

The peninsular of Peljesac, after Istra, is Croatian largest peninsular with an area of 355km2, is positioned in the northwest part of Southern Dalmatia or the Dubrovnik region and creates a border between central and south Dalmatia.

On the southeast side of the peninsular Peljesac, the Neretva channel stretches from 9km from the Veljara point to Ston and on the south side the Mljet channel is 6-9km long the Vratnik point to the bay of Zuljana.

The Peljesac channel is located on the northwest side and separates the island of Korcula and Peljesac with a width of 1630m.

The geographic position of Peljesac, situated between 2 regional city centers of central and southern Dalmatia – Split and Dubrovnik, the mouth of the Neretva River, the island of Korcula and Mljet, gives it a particular geographic and tourist importance.