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South Dalmatia islands
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This green island has two settlements: Gornje Čelo and Donje Čelo. People there grow vineyards, olives, figs, carobs, pomegranate, citrus fruits and vegetables. Beautiful gravel and sand beaches were famous resort and always attracted of the inhabitants and visitors of Dubrovnik. |
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Lopud is island in the Elaphite archipelago with the settlement of the same name and a small port. The island is very good place for olives, vineyards, and tropic fruits. Lopud is the only settlement and has large beach. Stone houses are surrounded with gardens with palms, cypresses, orange-trees, and other sub-tropic vegetation. It used to be Greek settlement Delaphodia and Roman settlement Lafota. Since the 11th century it is the port of the Republic of Dubrovnik, and since 1457 the seat of principality. In the 15th century it was settled by refugees that fled before the Turks. |
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It is the largest island in the Elaphite archipelago, 17 kilometers north-west from Dubrovnik. Between two limestone hills there is a valley where people grow olives, figs, vineyards, carobs, almonds, pomegranates, citrus fruits. The extreme sunken ends of the valley form cove Sipanska Luka in the north-west and cove Sudurad in the south-east. There are a few small villages in the inland of the island. In Šipanska Luka there are the remains of the Roman villa rustica. |
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Island Mljet-SPORTY and INTACT: - There you can walk, cycle, camp, dive all around this silente National park, around two lakes surrounded with pine tree forest. Ideal to hire bikes and canoes for exploring!
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Island Lastovo-WILD and UNDISCOVERED: - Ideal for those who wants to escape from the civilization.
There are several beautiful bays on the island, the Zaklopatica bay, an ideal place for a quiet holiday, far from the hustle, Velo and Malo Lago bays. On the southern coast is a large and deep bay, which provides safe shelter during the bora and westerly winds. On the eastern side of the bay is the place called Skrivena Luka (Hidden harbor), with a low, sand coast. The other attractive places are Lastovo village, Lucica, Saint Mihovil, Ubli, Pasadur, Prehodisca, Saplun Island- famous for its beautiful sand beaches often full of yachts. There are excursions by boat to the islands and islets of the Lastovo archipelago. On the west side of Lastovo lie the small islands of Mrcar and Prezba. There are two lagoons: Malo lago (Small Lake) and Velo lago (Big Lake), ideal for cover sail boats and yachts because they are both sheltered from the wind. In the middle of the larger lake is an islet with Benedictine monastery, which can be visited by boat, which runs 4 times a day.
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The small island covered with macchia and pine forest, it is summer resort and sport center. It must have been small church of St. Peter on this island, because it is mentioned in 1368 as 'Scoleum Sancti Petri'. Later it was inhabited by the Franciscans from Bosnia, who were given the land for monastery by the municipality of Korčula. Present monastery and church with one nave is work of the local masters from the 15th century. |
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Island Korcula-MARKO POLO:
- Marko Polo birth place.
There you can see beautiful old town and towers from 12-15 century, cathedral, treasury and find sandy and pebble beaches.....ideal for everybody: young, middle age people, couples, couples with children, older couples...
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Island Peljesac -PENINSULA:
- It is close to Korčula island, ideal for travelers with car or motorbike on the road Split-Makarska-Dubrovnik.
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