Orebić is located at the Southwest of the Pelješac peninsula, beneath the St.-Elias-Hill, standing at the Pelješac-Channel, precisely across the town of Korčula. This pearl of the Pelješac peninsula was founded at the end of the 15th and at the beginning of the 16th century in the area of the Dubrovnik Republic and has been a nursing home of sea captains and sailors ever since. The area of the Orebić municipality a vast cultural heritage and offers a rich choice of accommodation, recreational and gastronomic products. Theaters visit this place in summer and many cultural and entertaining shows are organized here. Both those who enjoy peace and silence, as well as those who are more into night life will be satisfied with this town, because it offers an ideal combination of all the activities, and all those who would like to have even more good time, can find additional offers at the nearby island of Korčula, which is connected to Orebić by ferry or by a small ship. You can reach this wonderful destination in only 20 minutes.
It is important to stress that the active life going on in this town does not interfere with the idea of a peaceful vacation – the geographic location of Orebić allows a wonderful blend of those two kinds of vacation and, even more important – it leaves the option of choice. The surroundings are convenient for walking, cycling, trekking in the mountains and for numerous other sports activities. The area is rich with various herbs and the hillsides in the inlands are covered with vineyards. It would be a great pity to visit Pelješac and not to see well-known Pelješac-vineyards and to try excellent wines such as Dingač, Postup and Plavac.
The area belongs to a ‘classical’ type of Mediterranean climate, with long, warm and dry summers and with short, mild and wet winters. It offers its guests pure, intact nature of hundred-year-old pine-trees, cypress-trees, olive-trees and flowers. There are long sandy beaches and many bays with crystal-clear sea here. Many restaurants and cafés with top-quality service offer various specialties and already mentioned famous wines.
The town is very well connected with other tourist sites such as Dubrovnik, Korčula and Mljet, and it offers a possibility of organized day-trips to them. Besides the above mentioned rich offer, Orebić also attracts its visitors with its pleasant accommodation.