An underground tunnel dating back to World War II will be opened to visitors after almost 80 years. It is about the tunnel that is located under the famous summer stage.
The new tourist attraction will be 130 meters long, enriched with contents from the history of this place. Thus, after the reconstruction, visitors will have the opportunity to clearly see the development of the spa from the Roman period, through the Turkish and German occupation, to the present, thanks to the models and objects on display. Numerous weapons, cannons, rifles, crossbows, tools, armor, body armor, German and Partisan uniforms, as well as various objects found during archaeological excavations will be on display in these exhibition spaces. The tunnel will retain its authenticity, in accordance with the provisions of the Institute for the Protection of Monuments. Certain parts will be rehabilitated, and this primarily concerns the safety of visitors.
The tunnel was planned to be a shelter for the German General Staff for South-Eastern Europe. The digging began in 1942, and the work was directed by General Aleksandar Lehr, the commander of German troops in the Balkans and Southeast Europe, the leader of the Drvar landing and the "Konjic's Leap" operation, as well as the commander of the April 6 bombing of Belgrade. It is interesting that the tunnel was broken only in 1944, after a year and a half, when two teams met in the middle of Crkveni brdo, digging from two sides at the same time. There are seven rooms in the tunnel. The second branch of the tunnel, started in the direction of the market on one side, and from Villa "Peć" on the other side, was not completed.
The "Turkulović" villa, which changed its name after the Second World War and is now called the "Partizanka" villa, is connected by a tunnel to Church Hill and the former German headquarters. Villa Turkulović is known for the fact that the operation "Konjić's Leap" was designed there, that is, Landing on Drvar. It was managed from this villa by the famous Otto Skorceni.