Zaostrog is a part of the municipality of Gradac , and is located in the southern part of the Makarska Riviera. Place has according to the data from 2001st year 372 inhabitants. The inhabitants are engaged in fishing, agriculture and tourism. There is a Franciscan monastery , which is more than 500 years old and has a high bell tower and a library with 30,000 books . Zaostrog was inhabited during the Roman domination of which are speaking the monuments of Aurelius Veturi . Aalso well known is Ostrog fortress , which is located at the top of a hill below Mali Viter . In the 15th century, this place was ruled by feudal dukes Vlatkovic- Jurijevići , who built a city on a mountain above the Zaostrog. In 1494th the place was first mentioned in the Croatian and Turkish. Famous are churches such as the Gothic church of Sv. Barbara , a newer church of Sv. Barbara and the church of Sv. Rok which dates from the 17th century . The famous poet Andrija Kacic Miosic spent half of his creative and a...rtistic life in Zaostrog and the locals often called him " the old man Milovan " . In the Church Uznesenja Marijina stands his grave with dedication . During the Austro-Hungarian domination in this area has been built a dock that was destroyed in 1962. in an earthquake . In 1935th in this village lived 700 inhabitants , and about 200 of them left and departed to a foreign countries. Zaostrog is surrounded by the southern slopes of the Rilća from the north , by Viter from the east and from the west it is protected by the zelena Plana . Locals live mainly from renting rooms and private homes , and despite the great tourist offer it can not boast the quality of catering and other services , so it definitely needs to work on it in the future . Given the fact that this place has a rich history , landscape furnishings and a good geographical position , it can be said that there are better prospects for improving the tourism . High and steep slopes of the mountain Biokovo and the many beautiful bays attract mostly older tourists who can visit the outdoor museum , gallery and look ethnographic collection. The beautiful sandy beaches offer quality vacation with many sports facilities and other tourist facilities.