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Tourist events offer of town Opuzen are consisted of Opuzen summer and fun music festival Melodies of Croatian South. There is also Marathon of ships kept every year on river Neretva. Town day is kept on 3rd of August on St. Stephen's day.

Opuzen has accommodation for tourists in private rooms, apartments, houses and in hotels.

You can try Opuzen's cuisine in restaurants and cafes.

From Opuzen you can go on group or private car excursions to Dubrovnik or Split.

From the coast near Opuzen you can go on group or private boat excursions to island Korcula, peninsula Peljesac, island Mljet and many other tourist destinations. With private boat transfers you can also get to town Split in search for night life. If you have a license you can rent a boat in Split and visit islands Hvar, Brac, Vis, Solta and many other.

Nearest beaches are located in Klek, Duba, Ploce, Blace...

Attractions in Opuzen:
- Parish Church of St. Stephen the Martyr;
- Fort Opus;
- Square of king Tomislav;
- Town promenade;
- House of family Oman;
- River Neretva;
- Bridge on Small Neretva;
- Town Metkovic...

Parish Church of St. Stephen the Martyr is located on main town square. It was built on foundations of ruined chapel at the end of 19th century.

Fort Opus was built in 1684. by Venetians.

House of family Oman is located near town square. In this house stayed many guests of emperor Franjo Josip II.

River Neretva is divided into Small and Large Neretva in town Opuzen.

Opuzen (South Dalmatia, Croatia) is a town in region of South Dalmatia, in Dubrovnik-Neretva county.

Town Opuzen is located 12 km upstream of mouth of river Neretva. There are three towns within river Neretva in Croatia: Opuzen, Metkovic and Ploce. Buk Vlaka and Przinovac are settlements which are also part of town Opuzen.

Town Opuzen has around 3254 inhabitants, mostly Catholics Croats.

You can get to Opuzen with main Adriatic road which goes along the coast. You can come with a car or bus.
From Split you can come to Opuzen with private car transfers, car rentals or with bus.
Nearest airports are in Split and Dubrovnik.

Distances from other towns: Zagreb – 515 km, Metkovic – 8 km, Dubrovnik – 86 km, Split – 144 km, Osijek – 793 km, Varazdin – 598 km, Pula – 625 km, Zadar – 263 km, Sarajevo – 182 km, Ljubljana – 571 km, Belgrade – 472 km, Vienna – 869 km...

Climate in Opuzen is Mediterranean.

Airport Dubrovnik +385(0)20 773 100
Tourist Board Opuzen +385(0)20 671 651
Jadrolinija Dubrovnik +385(0)20 418 000
General information 18981
Information on phone numbers in Croatia 11888
Road help 987
Information on international phone numbers 11802
Road assistance 987
Weather Forecast and Road Conditions +385(0)60 520 520
Croatia Traffic Info 0800 9987
Police 192
Emergency number 112
Fire department 193
Sea help 9155
Ambulance 194

Town Opuzen was named after fort Opus which was built in 1684. by Venetians.

History of Opuzen starts with Dubrovnik’s Republic.

Public school in Opuzen was opened in 1798. Schooling was kept in private houses until 1912.

Opuzen is known for production of vegetables and fruits, mostly kiwi and tangerines.