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Old villages, Snake Stone, Arthur, Poljica Circle and Perun – 5 cycling roads in Podstrana where legends become reality Author: Alma Radoš Start an unforgettable day in Podstrana with hot coffee in port Strožana. You are in Dalmatia, the time has a different dimension here and socializing in cafes with your favourite beverage is a part of daily ritual. Nevertheless, it doesn’t mean that you should give up active vacation. With dynamic contents for hiking, cycling and climbing tours and attractive climbing sites for adrenaline addicts, Podstrana is an excellent choice for recreationists and athletes, and Strožanac is the starting point of all five cycling roads of imaginative names: Old Villages (Stara Sela), Snake stone (Zmijski kamen), Arthur, Poljica Circle (Poljički krug) and Perun. On each one of them you will encounter an unusual mixture of history and the present, legends and reality. In Strožanac you will discover valuable archaeological locality, while a little further to Žrnovnica you are going to find out everything about Proto-Slavic gods and goddesses. If you are a fan of popular Game of Thrones do not miss a ride around deserted quarry Perun’s Heal and excursion site Antonica’s Mill; localities where fourth season of this spectacular series was filmed. On the slopes of Primorska kosa (a montanious ridge parallel to the coast) you will experience unusual ambience and beauty of eco-village Gornja Podstrana, Old Village Jesenice and Duće, while you can find out all about rich history of Poljica Principality at the foot of Podgradac hill. There, from belvedere next to church of St Jure – Poljica’s patron- you can enjoy in magnificent view of mouth of the Cetina River. You can discover rich classical-antiquity and medieval heritage by visiting a historical locality in Sveti Martin, a place where the castle of Croatian prince Mislav was located, next to a church. In this church Roman general Lucius Atorius Castus was buried – of which testifies his tombstone. Nothing special, you would say; only if it wasn’t – according to some research – the very King Arthur! It seems that these kind of stories and rich tourist tradition of Podstrana intrigue and attract all the more guests. Therefore, this year will end in record numbers of arrivals and overnights. In the first 10 months more than 500 000 overnights and over 102 000 arrivals have been registered. This is 16% increase in overnights and 12 % in arrivals. These great numbers are due also to numerous manifestations among which is Recreational MTB Marathon ”Perun 2017”. It is 12 km long and is held in late January. Come and be a part of this beautiful story. Foto: Tz Podstrana
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Stara sela, Zmijski kamen, Artur, Poljički krug i Perun, pet je biciklističkih staza u Podstrani na kojima legende postaju stvarnost! Autor: Alma Radoš Nezaboravan dan u Podstrani započnite uz toplu kavu u lučici Strožanac. U Dalmaciji ste, tu vrijeme ima drugačiju dimenziju, a druženje u kafićima uz omiljeni napitak dio je dnevnog rituala. No, to ne znači da trebate odustati od aktivnog odmora. S dinamičnim sadržajima za pješački, biciklistički i planinarski obilazak te atraktivnim penjalištima za ovisnike o adrenalinu, upravo je Podstrana odličan izbor za rekreativce i sportaše, a Strožanac polazišna točka svih pet biciklističkih staza maštovitih naziva Stara sela, Zmijski kamen, Artur, Poljički krug i Perun. Na svakoj od njih dočekat će vas neobičan spoj povijesti i sadašnjosti, legenda i stvarnosti. U Strožancu ćete otkriti vrijedan arheološki lokalitet, a malo dalje prema Žrnovnici, na Zmijskom kamenu – zaštićenom kulturno-povijesnom dobru, doznat ćete sve o praslavenskim božanstvima. Ako ste zaljubljenik popularne „Igre prijestolja“ ne propustite vožnju oko napuštenog kamenoloma Peta Peruna i izletišta Antoničin mlin, lokaliteta na kojima se snimala četvrta sezona ove spektakularne serije. Na padinama Primorske kose doživjet ćete neobičnu ambijentalnu ljepotu eko-etno sela Gornje Podstrane, Starog sela Jesenice i Duća, a sve o bogatoj povijesti poljičke kneževine doznat ćete podno brda Podgradac. Tu ćete, s vidikovca pored crkve sv. Jure zaštitnika Poljica, uživati u veličanstvenom pogledu na ušće Cetine. Bogatu antičku i srednjovjekovnu baštinu otkrit ćete na povijesnom lokalitetu u Svetom Martinu, mjestu u kojem je nekada uz crkvu stajao dvorac hrvatskog kneza Mislava. U toj crkvi pokopan je rimski vojskovođa Lucije Artorije Kasto, o čemu svjedoči nadgrobna stela. Ništa neobično da prema nekim istraživanjima nije riječ o pravom pravcatom kralju Arturu! Čini se da ovakve priče i bogata turistička tradicija Podstrane sve više intrigiraju i privlače goste pa će ova godina završiti rekordnim brojevima dolazaka i noćenja. U prvih deset mjeseci registrirano je više od 500.000 noćenja i preko 102.000 dolazaka, što je indeks rasta od 16 posto u noćenjima i 12 posto u dolascima. Ovim odličnim brojkama pridonose brojne manifestacije među kojima je i Rekreativni MTB maraton „Perun 2017.“ koji se u duljini 12 kilometara održao početkom siječnja. Dođite i budite dio ove lijepe priče. Foto: Tz Podstrana