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The place Žrnovnica is 4 km east from Split. Žrnovnica is located in valley surrounded with high hills.

The highest of them is mountain Mosor, trips upward Mosor has become tradition for people from the Split area. The Split mountain association build there mountaineer home in year 1925 and from that association many good mountaineers has taken the route to Mount Everest, Mount Blanc… One of world’s most successful Himalayan climbers is Stipe Bozic from Split. He was the second European, after Messner who climbed Mount Everest twice. He is also the only one who has recorded his trips upward to the top of three highest peaks in the world, he has made three documentary films which have been shown on international film festivals.

If you are admiring climbing and want to now all about Stipe and he’s adventures, beautiful and amazing pictures, itinerary, you can find that here, in Mosor association. Mosor association counts 500 members. They also take care about nature, tracks and roads around mountain, every year the have educational program in mountaineering, speleology and mountain climbing, they Mosor asociation also lectures and organize exhibitions on about mountaineering.

You will possibly not decide to take a route to Mount Everest but you can definitely enjoy in adventures which Mosor gives, from beautiful nature, spectacular view, fresh air and good food which on this mountain places called „mountaineers home“.

But that is not only thing, on Mosor you can also visit observatory. The observatory can be visited by car, just follow the road Split-Žrnovnica-Gornje Sitno, as a very special thing the observatory has sleep over for 20 persons, so evening if you are not making holiday in this area, you can still go and visit and see the beatifull sunset and the stars.

During nice day from highest top of the Mosor you can see Apennine Mountains in Italy.

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