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Kravice Waterfalls
A stunning 25-meter-high tufa waterfall on the Trebižat River, often called Bosnia's little Niagara.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Ljubuški
Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina · Europe
About Ljubuški
Ljubuški works well as a base: 15 minutes from Vitina, 7km from Kravice Waterfalls.
Ljubuški is in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vitina, about 7 km away.
Ljubuški is a city in the West Herzegovina Canton, a federal unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Kravica cascades lie within the city, near the settlement of Studenci. The city is known for its many dogs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ljubuški?
Within an hour or so of Ljubuški: Kravice Waterfalls (7 km), Kravica Waterfall (7 km), Počitelj (17 km), Stari Most (Old Bridge) (27 km).
Are there any good drives near Ljubuški?
The nearest famous roads are Biokovo Road to Sveti Jure, Neretva Canyon Road (M17) and Dalmatian Coast Road.
Where is Ljubuški?
Ljubuški is in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 7 km from Vitina.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,987
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Region
- Federation of B&H
- Timezone
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Coordinates
- 43.1969, 17.5450
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Worth the detour from Ljubuški
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Kravica Waterfall
A wide tufa cascade on the Trebižat river dropping about 25 metres into a bathing pool, with a car park and shuttle down from the rim.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Počitelj
A stunning medieval and Ottoman fortified village cascading down a hillside above the Neretva River with a distinctive silo-shaped tower.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Stari Most (Old Bridge)
Reconstructed 16th-century Ottoman bridge arching over the Neretva River in Mostar, a symbol of reconciliation and international cooperation.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Stari Most, Mostar
A rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman arch bridge over the Neretva, the centrepiece of a UNESCO-listed old town with paid parking nearby.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Pelješac Bridge
A sweeping 2.4km cable-stayed span linking southern Dalmatia and bypassing Bosnia's coastal strip.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Blagaj Tekija
A serene 16th-century dervish monastery nestled beneath a cliff at the gushing source of the Buna river.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Korčula
A walled medieval island town claimed as the birthplace of Marco Polo, with a fishbone street pattern and dense Venetian architecture.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Ljubuški
- 27 kmStari Most, MostarA rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman arch bridge over the Neretva, the centrepiece of a UNESCO-listed old town with paid parking nearby.
- 29 kmPelješac BridgeA sweeping 2.4km cable-stayed span linking southern Dalmatia and bypassing Bosnia's coastal strip.
- 43 kmBiokovo Road to Sveti JureCroatia's highest paved road corkscrews from the Makarska Riviera to the 1,762 m summit of Sveti Jure, with a glass Skywalk and views across the Adriatic to Italy on clear days.
- 54 kmNeretva Canyon Road (M17)Between Jablanica and Mostar the M17 hugs the turquoise Neretva through a deep limestone canyon: the scenic heart of the classic Sarajevo-to-Adriatic drive.
- 54 kmNeretva Canyon at JablanicaA deep river canyon followed by the M17 between Konjic and Mostar, passing the wartime Bridge on the Neretva museum site.
- 61 kmKonjic Old BridgeA graceful six-arch Ottoman stone bridge from 1682 spanning the jade-green Neretva in Konjic, a natural leg-stretch stop on the celebrated Sarajevo-Mostar drive.
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