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Elaphiti Islands

Car-free islands of olive groves and chapels an hour away by ferry, with a sandy beach on Lopud.

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Open
Always; fewer ferries in winter
Price
Free; paid for the ferry
Time Needed
A day
Address
Lopud, 20222 LopudDirections
Getting There
Ferries from Gruž port, about an hour to Lopud, or a day cruise from the Old Port.

Why Go

Koločep, Lopud and Šipan, the three inhabited islands, have villages of stone houses and the summer villas of Dubrovnik's old nobility. On Lopud, a path crosses the island to Šunj, a rare sandy bay.

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