Orasac is located 12 km from Dubrovnik. It was founded in early 11th century. All the houses in the main village are bound tightly ensuring the village better protection from different raiding groups, such as Neretva pirates. There are many old churches (such as the Saint Nicholas church build in 1250) and chapels, including the Arapovo castle, where the chief magistrate of Florence, the gonfalonier Piero Soderini, is believed to have stayed when he left Florence in 1512. Nowadays it is the center of 5 surrounding villages such as Gromaca, place known for its cave and traditional ecological tourism., and Ljubac located in a valley between three hills, which form an astonishing natural amphitheatre. In these villages there are farmers who produce
			homemade goat cheese, vegetables, wine, etc. People of Orasac are known for their hospitality and great sense of humor. Many of the houses rent our rooms and apartments as well as the whole old houses and there is also an auto camp that spreads all the way from main road until the coast and Orasac two beaches: Crvene Stijene (The red Rocks) and Zali (Pebbles) with popular restaurant/bar Hawaii, often full of Dubrovnik people as well as locals and the tourists. www.orasac.com