Camino Imota is a three-day pilgrimage that passes by interesting sacred buildings and significant localities of natural and cultural heritage of Imota region. It takes place in April from Friday to Sunday and attracts a large number of pilgrims from Croatia and abroad.

This 75-kilometer pilgrimage is an ideal opportunity for anyone who wants to test their physical fitness, listen to Camino testimonies, refresh themselves spiritually, and find out what connects Croatia with the pilgrimage of St. Jakov, as well as trying the local "wine tinto".

DAY 1.

1. Biorine

The start of the trail is in Biorine. This settlement in the Cista Provo municipality is best known for the Biorine-Kosiri archaeological site, a multi-layered locale dating back to prehistoric times. This multi-layered site has two phases of development. The first phase is represented by a prehistoric (about 2000 BC) tumulus with a diameter of about 30 m and a height of about 5 m. The second phase is represented by a medieval cemetery with stechi, which developed during the 14th and 15th centuries (until 1600) on and in in the immediate vicinity of the tumulus.

2. Pistet

Pistet is a small pond and a freshwater spring located in Biorine. It nests in the landscape of trees and greenery that is particularly lush in the summertime. While hiking along the Camino Imota trail, Pištet will make a wonderful place to rest and an ideal picnic spot.

3. Parish church of St. Jacob

Parish church of St. Jacob in Sovinjak was built in 1927, while its architecture belongs to the early 20th century period, its bell tower is the same one originally built in 1557, in the aquileian style of architecture and fifteen meters tall.

4. Crkvine

About 200 meters south of the parish church of St. Jakova, there is an archaeological site of Crkvine that dates back to the period from 5th to 16th century.

In the period between 1993 and 2007, the remains of a complex complex of ancient profane, early Christian and early medieval sacred buildings surrounded by associated cemeteries were discovered in Crkvine and presented as an archaeological park, which was created next to a former karst puddle in which fragments of prehistoric-Bronze Age vessels were discovered . The remains of five different churches built on the same foundations in the period between the middle of the 5th and the beginning of the 10th century, speak of the changes that took place in this area during late antiquity and the early Middle Ages.

5. Lovrec

This small village has a rich history., the area is most famous for the medieval tombstone stones called ‘stechci’, specific to the area of southern Balkans.

DAY 2.

1. Lovrec

Starting point of the second day is from Lovrec which lies in the hinterland of Biokovo, at 526 m absolute height, along the road that connects Imotsko polje with Sinjsko polje. 

2. Nikolici

The pilgrimage continues through small village of Nikolici, in which we find the Church of St. John, a modern-day chapel.

3. Strinici

This small hamlet in the Imotski region sits in between the hamlets Dolicha Draga and Gornji Bekavci. Located in the vicinity of peak Kravlja Glavica, Knezovicha lake, Mamicha lake and Galipovac lake, Strinichi makes a lovely spot for a break during your pilgrimage.

4. Lokvicici

Located at an altitude of six hundred meters, Lokvičići sits between the Biokovo mountain and the village Zavelim. The remains of Roman roads and tombstones dated th the 12th century signal that the area has been inhabited since the ancient times.

5. Prolosko Blato

Prolosko blato was protected as a significant landscape in 1971, and sports and recreational fishing has also been developed. In the wider area, there is an important archaeological site, the remains of a former Franciscan monastery on the islet of Manastir. It was built during the Turkish rule, and in the period from 1600 to 1715. Franciscans from Imot lived in it, after which it was abandoned and demolished. Today, during high water, it is an island and just one of the unforgettable natural beauties of the Imotski region.

6. Green Cathedral

Green Cathedral in Donji Prolosac is a religious building, which has the shape of an atypical open basilica. The building is dominated by a large stone altar, and the surrounding area is dominated by centuries-old trees, under the shade of which many believers from the Imotski region and the surrounding area take shelter during the great summer feast of the Assumption, when a solemn holy mass is traditionally celebrated at this place.

DAY 3.

1. Green Cathedral

The third and final day of the pilgrimage starts from the Green Cathedral.

Architecture of spirituality, the expression of man's imagination as gratitude to God, are assembled in oasis of piety, prayers and faith in all their greatness and give strength to continue the pilgrimage.

2. Kamenmost

This hamlet is the administrative center of the Podbablje municipality, located on the main road that connects Imotski to Split. Its best known attraction is the Church of St. Luke, built in the 15th century.

3. Zmijavci

Number of minor historical and archaeological sites dot the countryside of Zmijavci, including the sites with remains dated back to the Bronze and Iron Ages, as far as 2300 years BC. The Church of All Saints in Zmijavci, built in 1895 serves as a parish church and has been declared a monument of cultural heritage.

4. Runovici

Runovichi is a municipality located south of the town of Imotski with a history that goes back to the ancient times. During the Roman era the settlement was known as Novae, and the area was inhabited until the 17th century when the Turkish-Venetian war forced the population to flee to safer areas.

5. Vinjani - Donji Vinjani

Donji Vinjani is a village located in Imotski polje near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the past, Donji Vinjani belonged to the town of Imotski due to its close proximity to Imotski.

6. Franciscan monastery and church of St. Francis of Assisi

Today's parish church of St. Francis was built in the second half of the 19th century near the previously demolished church. The monastery houses a valuable cultural and historical collection as well as a rich library.

We hope that this guide will motivate you to take a pilgrimage to the Imot region and mesmerize you with the beauty of its region, as well as renew you spiritually.

We look forward to your reviews and wish you a peaceful and safe pilgrimage.