Trsteno - Arboretum
by Natasa Lujic
Trsteno suffered .extensive damage and looting during the Trsteno is a small tourist destination 25 km northwest of Dubrovnik. The area is known for its rich vegetation and mild Mediterranean climate with plenty of sun. Dalmatia's oldest Renaissance park with exotic plants and plane-trees, as well as with ornamented Baroque drinking fountain with statues of Neptune and nymphs, is in Trsteno. Trsteno is one of the most beautiful tourist destinations of the Dubrovnik area due to the harmonious architecture of summer residences and sacral buildings, placed on the beautiful coastline and surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation. You can find accommodation in apartments and rooms in private houses and enjoy the sun on tranquil, sandy beaches and in small bays. If you are looking for nature and tranquillity, and are interested in cultural heritage and tradition, come to Trsteno. Dubrovnik Summer Festival is only 20 minutes away by car. Yugoslav wars when on October 2 and 3rd, 1991, the Yugoslav People's Army launched a series of gunboat and air attacks and set the Arboretum afire, destroying a large part of it, and causing partial damage to the summer residence and the oldest part of the arboretum. The arboretum was further severely damaged in 2000 by a forest fire during a drought, when around 120,000 square metres were lost in fire The pride of the arboretum, two Oriental Planes located on the central market place of Trsteno, survived both disasters undamaged. They are over 500 years old and are unique specimens of its kind in Europe. The ancient trees are both about 45/60 m tall and their trunks are 5 m in diameter. Within what was once the noble family's country house, there is the oldest Renaissance park in Croatia, designed in 1502, with numerous exotic plants. Contact Natasa Lujic through the site for more info.
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