Kuna Pelješka can be explored through several specific themes: its connection to the painter Celestin Mato Medović, wineries in the village and a longer mountain bike route that starts here. These cultural and outdoor themes offer different points of interest to help you decide whether Kuna Pelješka matches your travel interests. The locations and conditions are easy to distinguish: art history unfolds at several named exhibition venues, while MTB Trail 2 is described as an unmarked circular route.
Medović and the Delorita Church
At the centre of Kuna Pelješka stands a monument to Celestin Mato Medović, created by Ivan Meštrović. Medović’s works are also associated with several places in the village: they are exhibited in his birth house, the Church of Our Lady of Delorita and the gallery at the Franciscan monastery. The Church of Our Lady of Loreto – Delorita was built in 1681 in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Loreto; locally, it is known as Gospa od Delorite. The name Delorita therefore appears both in the history of art and the village, and at the starting point of the mountain bike route. Those interested in Medović will find several named exhibition venues alongside the monument, including his birth house and the monastery gallery.
MTB Trail 2: Unmarked circular route
The official MTB Trail 2 is an approximately 39–40-kilometre circular route through Kuna, Janjina, Trpanj and Oskorušno, returning to Kuna. The route starts at the Franciscan monastery and the Church of St Delorita. After the first kilometre on tarmac, it runs through vineyards. Its approximate length, the sequence of villages and the transition from the paved section to the vineyards provide a concrete overview of the route. However, it is important to plan for the fact that the route is explicitly unmarked. Check the route information and local conditions before setting out; the stated distance alone does not indicate current conditions.
Wine addresses and Crkvice
Wine businesses associated with Kuna Pelješka include OPG Zlatan Jurović, Kuna 43, and the wine shop Vina Violić, Kuna 38. Vina Violić produces wines from Plavac mali and also offers products made from the Rukatac and Pošip grape varieties. As businesses and visitor services can change, it is advisable to confirm opening arrangements before visiting.
Nearby, Crkvice lies on the northern side of the Pelješac Peninsula. An old road descends there from Kuna Pelješka. Crkvice was once a port for the wine trade and is now considered a seaside resort with a beach. Celestin Medović’s summer residence, dating from the early 20th century, is also located there. Crkvice is therefore a separate nearby place with connections both to the history of the wine trade and to Medović’s life; the road there helps orient visitors between the two places.
More cultural sites in the wider destination of Orebić
The cultural heritage of the wider destination of Orebić extends beyond the art history of Kuna Pelješka. In Nakovanj, the archaeological site of Špilja Spila Nakovana is a protected cultural property. The cave was used as an Illyrian sanctuary during the Iron Age, in the 3rd–4th centuries BC. The protected cultural and historical complex “Povijesni prostor Nakovana” comprises Gornja and Donja Nakovana. The Pomorski muzej Orebić offers a different focus: it preserves the memory of captains and sailors and has archaeological and maritime collections, as well as historical book collections. These regional examples differ from the sites associated with Medović and Delorita in Kuna Pelješka and add to the cultural context of the wider destination.
Discover more destinations: Nakovanj, Donja Banda, Orebic, Kuciste, Loviste, Potomje, Podobuce, Trstenik
View the wider travel guide: Orebić.
