This is the only town in Hercegovina with access to the sea.

The Dubrovnik Republic gave the region of Neum to the Turks in the war between the Holy League and the Ottoman Empire. It gave the Turkish army access to the sea, but just as important to Dubrovnik it gave them a protection from the Venetian territories.

Neum has several shopping opportunities (cheap tax). There are shops along the coastal main road, but try also to turn uphill at the T-junction and you will find more shops here.

At the main road there are several restaurants that are open all year. We can recommend the first two on the left after the T-junction. The third have proven unfriendly and we doubt about their standards. If you take the road to the right you will come down to the beach. On this road you can also find a nice restaurant on your right. They have good service and good value for money. During the season (July and August) the beaches are very crowded and there is lively activity with cafés and all sorts of tourist activities.

At the big T junction where the coastal road is joined by the road from Bosnia there are good bargains in CD, DVD and computer games (if you do not mind illegal copies).

The Dubrovnik Republic relinquished the region of Klek - Neum to the Turks in the war between the Holy League and the Ottoman Empire (second half of the 17th c.) as an exit to the sea and a protection corridor between the territories held by Dubrovnik and the Venetian territories (in Dalmatia). For the last time the Turks used the bay for military purposes while withdrawing after the entering of Austria into Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878.