The hill Crnica, better known as the Hill of appearance today, is where the Lady appeared for the first time on June 24, 1981. In fear of this first appearance the witnesses ran away, but the following day already, having been summoned by the Lady they returned to the Hill where they spoke and prayed with her for the first time. Therefore this day, June 25, has been celebrated as the anniversary of the Queen of peace, as the Lady introduced herself. A steep path leads to the place of the appe- arance, which has become easily discernible under the footsteps of myriads of pilgrims treading upon it. The witnesses, to whom the Lady appears today, too, pass on the message of peace to other people.
Believers can also take part in the programme of prayers organised in the shrine.
In the church of Medjugorje , which in 1981 has become the gathering place of millions of believers, the masses are served on German, Italian, English and French languages apart from Croatian. The pilgrimage is undertaken to the hill of Krizevac, too, where a huge cross is erected. This pilgrimage is done in veneration of the Way of the Cross. Croatian tourist agencies organise excursions to Medjugorje for the tourists who spend their summer in the central or southern Dalmatia . Thus the bus lines run from Split every morning and afternoon, departing from the main busstation in Split.