famous road
Biokovo Road to Sveti Jure
Croatia'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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Posušje
Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina · Europe
About Posušje
Posušje is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Gorica, 26km from Biokovo Road to Sveti Jure.
Posušje is in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with about 6,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gorica, about 7 km away.
Posušje (pronounced [pɔ̌suːʃjɛ]) is a town and municipality in the West Herzegovina Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina, near border with Croatia. It lies in the Posuško polje, at an altitude of 675 m, at the intersection of the road from Split and Imotski in Croatia towards Tomislavgrad and Mostar.
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What is there to see near Posušje?
Within an hour or so of Posušje: Biokovo Road to Sveti Jure (26 km), Makarska (32 km), Neretva Canyon Road (M17) (41 km), Neretva Canyon at Jablanica (41 km).
Are there any good drives near Posušje?
The nearest famous roads are Biokovo Road to Sveti Jure, Neretva Canyon Road (M17) and Dalmatian Coast Road.
Where is Posušje?
Posušje is in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 7 km from Gorica.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,267
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Region
- Federation of B&H
- Timezone
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Coordinates
- 43.4728, 17.3262
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Worth the detour from Posušje
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Makarska
A lively coastal resort town set beneath the dramatic Biokovo mountain backdrop with a beautiful horseshoe-shaped harbor and pebble beaches.
32 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Neretva 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.
41 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Neretva Canyon at Jablanica
A deep river canyon followed by the M17 between Konjic and Mostar, passing the wartime Bridge on the Neretva museum site.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Stari Most (Old Bridge)
Reconstructed 16th-century Ottoman bridge arching over the Neretva River in Mostar, a symbol of reconciliation and international cooperation.
42 km · about 50 min drive
waterfall
Kravice Waterfalls
A stunning 25-meter-high tufa waterfall on the Trebižat River, often called Bosnia's little Niagara.
42 km · about 50 min drive
bridge
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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
waterfall
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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Posušje
- 26 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.
- 41 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.
- 41 kmNeretva Canyon at JablanicaA deep river canyon followed by the M17 between Konjic and Mostar, passing the wartime Bridge on the Neretva museum site.
- 42 kmStari Most, MostarA rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman arch bridge over the Neretva, the centrepiece of a UNESCO-listed old town with paid parking nearby.
- 55 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.
- 61 kmVidova GoraAt 778 m the highest peak on any Adriatic island, reached by a paved road across Brač: the summit drops straight to Zlatni Rat beach far below, with Hvar and the open sea beyond.
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