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Podaca is a tourist resort located on the southern part of Makarska Riviera, under Biokovo, away from Makarska about 35 kilometara.Naselje is divided into three hamlets: Kapeć, Viskovic wave and Ravanje.Podaca is built on stone slopes Biokovo, site suitable for the defense, and history it goes back far into the stone age, which is proven by archaeological findings, such as a stone bat for thrashing grain, which is kept in the Franciscan monastery in Zaostrogu.O time when this area was inhabited by the Illyrians (2000 g.pr.K.-I.st. ) witnessed many stone piles below Mt. During the Roman rule of the area was under the rule of Narona, which is evidenced by many archeological finds, such as broken grilled with pieces of silver Roman emperor Severus (193.-211.) Found in this area.

About this time, and witness a piece of the walls with which he found a stone kapiteliz the Middle Ages, which resembles capitals of our ancient churches. When the Croats during the Migration of Nations settled the Makarska coastline (VI-VIII.st) are settled in this region, but high on the slopes of the mountain to help defense, and the exploitation biokovskih pastures. In these regions have constant struggle of Croats against the Venetians, and the culmination of maritime power was during Kačića while their fall (1280.) meant the destruction of Croatian maritime forces.

From that time (November-XII.st.) Preserved the old church of St. John from graves in Upper Kačića data, which was the foundation Kacic. Church of St. John at the cemetery in the data was built in the time predromantike in November. I XII.st. is considered one of the most important predromantičkih churches in Dalmatia.

Not far from the church of St. John, was built 1492.god. church bell, which is in the XVIII century demolished to give place of today's church, which was built 1762.god. Around the church is the cemetery, and on the tomb.

Data are under its present name was first mentioned 1571.god. The settlement developed on the slopes of Biokovo, next to the church of St. John the Baptist. This area still dominates over the current settlement and is called the Upper Podaca. At the entrance to the village has been preserved ² ² tower which was built to defend the city from Turkish attacks.
After 1962. yr. Almost the entire population moved to the area by the sea where the 1962.god. built a new church of Our Lady of visitation.

Today is Podaca as part of the Makarska Littoral completely devoted to tourism.
With beautiful beaches in the quiet pines and gastronomic offer of Dalmatian specialties, vicinity of attractive excursion destinations. Podaca becomes increasingly desirable place to vacation..