Konavle (Italian: Canali or Valle dei Canali) is a small region and municipality located southeast of Dubrovnik, Croatia. It is administratively part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva county and forms a municipality with its center at Gruda and 32 villages.
Even though considerably damaged during the Croatian War of Independence, Konavle maintain its status as one of the wealthiest counties in all of Croatia, consistently ranking amongst the ten richest counties.Dalmatia Gruda location map Konavle is actually a narrow field located between the Snijeznica mountain and the Adriatic Sea, spanning the area from the coastal town of Cavtat to the Montenegrin border at Prevlaka. Other than Cavtat, only the southernmost village of Molunat is located on the coast, while the other 30 villages are in the hinterland.
