Trpanj is small town situated on the northern shore of the peninsula of  Peljesac in the Neretva channel in the Dubrovnik - Neretva County; it has population of approximately 880 inhabitants.

Trpanj is one of the oldest settlements on Peljesac peninsula and the area has been inhabited since ancient time. Examples of prehistoric foundlings proving that this area was inhabited by an urban-type of society. First traces of Roman occupation were discovered in 1922, when a mosaic was uncovered in a park under the Gradina hill. Later in 1963 walls of a Roman villa were found as well as an inscription from the 2nd century.

Trpanj was a settlement of laborers and fishermen and fishing in Trpanj is an activity as old as the town itself. During the time of Dubrovnik Republic the fishermen were obliged to transport salt from Mali Ston to Neretva, for which they built special boats. The town was also a center of coastal navigation on Peljesac.

Today main occupation is farming and tourism industry and the town grew into a tourist oasis on this part of Mediterranean. It is the famous tourist destination on the northern coast of Peljesac, a place of rich history, and numerous cultural and historical monuments.

In the town of Trpanj you can find hotel camping and private type of accommodations.

What to see in Trpanj

Gradina
It is old fortress situated on the hill right above the harbor; it was built in the late antiquity, probably in the time of the Byzantine emperor Justinian. The fortress has not yet been analyzed by archeologists. A staircase and path that lead to the fortress and the observatory was built in 1936.

The Church of St. Peter and Paul
Church was firstly mentioned in historical records in 1657 and was a small church of St Michael, but it has been added and changed during the years. It has many amazing works of art and relicts, brought and made by people through history.

The Church of Our Lady of Carmel
The church was built according to the instructions given in the will of the Dubrovnik nobleman and lord of Trpanj Stefan Gundulic, in his will dated 7 October, 1645 instructed that a church be built in Trpanj. He insisted that church be a replica of the Holy Family chapel in Loreta. He also instructed a priest to be hired and housed in Trpanj to serve daily mass for the deliverance of his soul. During its long history some parts of church have been replaced or added.

Church of St. Anthony
It was built in 1695 and it has a baroque altar and a mosaic from 1847.

Church of St. Rocco
It was built in the first half of the 17th century over the remains of an older church on the highest hill overlooking Trpanj and the Neretva channel. During 1700 the town planted olives around the church and surrounded it by a fence wall. The church was children’s cemetery.