Velika and Mala Petka Forest Park
Pine-forested twin hills with shaded trails, sea views, and daily use by walkers and joggers.
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This guide to Velika and Mala Petka Forest Park in Dubrovnik follows the twin pine-covered hills above Lapad Bay that locals have climbed instead of a gym for generations, with Velika Petka rising one hundred ninety-seven meters and Mala Petka beside it at one hundred forty-six. It traces the hill's name back to a 1396 document calling it Mons Acutus, through a vanished church to Saint Petka built where a temple to Venus was once said to stand. Squirrels and joggers share these same switchback paths every morning and evening, free of any entry fee.
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