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Perun Trails
Near the city of Split, just above the villages of Žrnovnica, Strožanac and Podstrana, lies Perun Hill
LOCATION
Strožanac
LENGTH
14.81km
DURATION
5h
DIFFICULTY
Hard
This is the sacred hill of the old Slavs where, according to mythology, their supreme god Perun resided
A walk along the ridge of this hill and its surroundings reveals the traces of prehistoric, ancient and early medieval (Old Slavic) cultures and leads to magnificent ritual cairns (gomile) and sites imbued with the spirit of ancient beliefs
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LOCATION
Strožanac
DURATION
5h
LENGTH
14.81km
DIFFICULTY
Hard
ELEVATION
425m
TYPE
Asphalt: 1.78 km
Macadam: 13.03 km
BOTTOM ELEVATION
1m
TOP ELEVATION
425m
START POINT
Strožanac
END POINT
Strožanac
A thrilling journey of discovery, unforgettable activities that promise to delight all the senses.
START
43º 30’ 6.667” N / 16º 32’ 3.098” E In front of Podstrana Tourist Board
0.55 KM
Church of Our Lady in Sita (Gospa u Siti)
1.35 KM
remains of a Late Antiquity residential complex at Polača (Polače)
1.45 KM
Polača water source
2.45 KM
downy oak forest
2.55 KM
turning for the sports climbing area
3.15 KM
Church of St George (Sv. Juraj na Perunskom)
4.60 – 5.5 KM
future educational trail (local flora)
7.00 KM
date carved in the rock of the supporting wall
9.55 KM
relief depicting the Illyrian (Roman) deity Silvan in Barbarići (Žrnovnica)
9.78 KM
relief depicting the Divine Battle (Slavic mythology) on the façade of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9.89 KM
grave of Miljenko Smoje
10.35 KM
Antoničin Mlin watermill
13.50 KM
Stone of the Snake (Dragon) (Slavic mythology)
14.35 KM
mouth of the River Žrnovnica
14.81 KM
return to the starting point