Mutogras is a prominent coastal hill located on the far southeast of Podstrana,
whose archaeological findings from various periods depict the chronology of the
expansion and mutual influences between cultures on this part of the Adriatic coast.
The oldest is the prehistoric fort of a residential type, one of the oldest on the
territory of Podstrana and possibly the main settlement of the Illyrian Pituntium. It
was located by the border towards the neighbouring Illyrian tribe of Nerastini
(Jesenice). This Pituntian village on Mutogras, which was probably turned towards
the sea, was exposed to the cultural influence of the newly-arrived Greeks during the
dawn of the Antique period (4 th century BC), as is indicated by Issa-style fragments of
black-coated ceramic ware found in the grave on the southern side of the hill.
There are also numerous testaments to the influence of Roman culture and
gradual Romanisation: a silver quinarius depicting Rome and Dioscorus from the
second century BC was found in the same grave, a terracotta urn and Julius Caesar
silver coin were found on top of the hill, while several cremation graves with about
15 balsamariums, ceramic fragments and the remains of walls were found on the
slopes. Several years later, a grave with objects from the last phase of Illyrian
(Dalmatian) culture were found: spear heads, the remains of a necklace made from
cast glass and amber, fibulae and others. In the wider region of Mutogras and on the
steep slopes of the neighbouring bay of Bajnice there is a great concentration of Roan
findings. Among the remains of a commercial and residential estate and late Antique
graves, an early imperial funerary inscription with the name Vinius Buri was also
found.
Today, Mutogras is a village that is primarily oriented towards tourism and
whose offer, in addition to magnificent pebbled beaches, also offers sports and
recreational activities, as Mutogras is also the beginning point of the hiking trail that
leads towards Perun and of a scenic cycling trail.