Zivogosce is located at the foothill of the mountain Biokovo in the southern part of the Makarska Riviera (19 km south of Makarska). It has three setlements: Porat, Mala Duba and Blato.
Zivogosce has been inhabited since Illyrian and Roman times - the Illyrian tombs on top of hill Suzina confirm that fact.

The well known Licinianus epigram from 474. g. BC, comprised of 16 latin hexameters – the most beautiful specimen of classical literature – is carved into a living rock above the spring of Pokrivenice on the coast. In it the roman questor Licinianus celebrates the source of «drinking water», which still flows there.

As a settlement, Zivogosce is for the first time mentioned in the mid 13th century.

The Franciscan monastery in Zivogosce, founded in 1616 , was this area's center of spiritual life and literacy, with a rich library and valuable art work.

Zivogosce (Blato)