Herzeg`s Throne Adventures From Mostar

HERZEG`S THRONE ADVENTURES The first station of this historical Herzeg`s throne adventures is Stolac(necropolis Radimlja, old town Vidoški) than we visit, waterfall “Koćuša”. The necropolis on Radimlja is the best-known site in Herzegovina containing stećci, the medieval tombstones. It is located 3 km west of Stolac, along the Stolac – Čapljina road, in Vidovo polje, near Paprati village. The necropolis is among the most valuable monuments of the medieval period in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The characteristics underlining its value are a large number of samples, variety, and representativeness of all basic forms, the relatively high artistic quality of work, variety of plastic ornaments, reliefs and titles mentioning historical personalities, as well as its availability and location.

ring the time of the Byzantine emperor Constantine, who built a fort in Stolac with the aim of protecting his commercial caravans that went from the west to the east, towards the former Byzantium. After Constantine, the city was abandoned, until the arrival of Slavs in the eighth and ninth century, and in the 14th and 15th century during the time of Stjepan Kosača, it experienced medieval flourishing. The Ottomans conquered the city in 1471 and then it got today’s contours with all the fortresses, walls and towers. In the 17th century, the city had 13 towers and was the best-fortified city in Herzegovina.

Koćuša waterfall is situated in Veljaci village in Ljubuški municipality, and it’s one of the most beautiful nature pearls of this part of Herzegovina. Attractiveness of this waterfall and nearby landscapes will not leave you indifferent. The height of the waterfall is 5 m and the length is 30 m, and close to it there are mills and stoods which adorned this place for year.