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LOPUD, ELEPHITE ISLAND, CROATIA - 2005/01/01: Croatia, Near Dubrovnik, Elephite Is. Of Sipan, Lopud, Beach. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Overview

A day trip to the islands in this archipelago northwest of Dubrovnik makes a perfect escape from the summer crowds. Out of 14 islands only the three largest 鈥� 碍辞濒辞膷别辫, Lopud and 艩颈辫补苍 鈥� are permanently inhabited. You can see all three in one day on a 鈥楾hree Islands & Picnic鈥� tour, which is offered by various operators that have desks at Dubrovnik's Old Harbour (expect to pay between 250KN and 300KN, including drinks and lunch).

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • The main promenade on Lopud runs from the 15th century Franciscan Monastery

    Lopud

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    Car-free Lopud has the prettiest settlement of all the Elafitis, composed of stone houses surrounded by exotic gardens and overlooked by ruined fortresses鈥�

  • Your black horizon sits minutes uphill from Lopud waterfront, at the heart of the settlement

    Your Black Horizon Art Pavilion

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    The joint work of Olafur Eliasson and David Adjaye, the Art Pavilion is an amalgamation of contemporary art and architecture, set in an orchard of cypress鈥�

  • Franciscan Monastery and the Church of St Mary

    Franciscan Monastery

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    The first sight of Lopud when sailing into the harbour, this beautiful 15th-century complex has an immense seawall and 30m-high bell tower. The monastery鈥�

  • The front of the Church of St Nicholas

    St Nicholas' Church

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    Dedicated to the patron saint of sailors, St Nicholas attests to the times when Lopud was an important seafaring centre. Positioned on the waterfront,鈥�

  • 艩颈辫补苍

    艩颈辫补苍

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    At 16 sq km 艩颈辫补苍 is the largest of the Elafiti Islands and was a favourite with the Dubrovnik aristocracy, who built houses here. Most ferries dock in鈥�

  • 碍辞濒辞膷别辫

    碍辞濒辞膷别辫

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    The nearest of the Elafitis to Dubrovnik, this sweet island is inhabited by a mere 163 people and is covered in centuries-old pine forests, olive groves鈥�

  • 茐or膽i膰-Mayneri Park

    茐or膽i膰-Mayneri Park

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    A cool retreat on a sunny day, this gorgeous little park was laid out in the late 19th-century by the great-granddaughter of Dubrovnik's last rector. The鈥�

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