"The isle of Lopud"
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The beautiful island of Lopud is situated northwest of the city Dubrovnik and is a part of the Elafiti islands. The Elafiti islands seen from Dubrovnik to the north are Daksa, Koločep, Sv. Andrija, Lopud, Ruda, Šipan, Jakljan, Tajan and Olipa. Most of these islands are very small and uninhabited.
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The islands Koločep, Lopud and Šipan are the only inhabited islands. Lopud lies between the other two islands and is, in our opinion, the most beautiful. Lopud has an area of 4,63 km2, the highest point is Polacica at 216 meters. At this moment Lopud has about 220 inhabitants. The village of Lopud lies on northwest side of the bay and has a view of Šipan. Two hills are connected by a beautiful valley where a footpath goes through to the bay called Šunj at the other side of the island. The Šunj-bay is famous for its swimming pleasure. The bay is almost round with a narrow entrance, totally filled with white sand and gets deeper only very slowly. The ideal spot for little children. At this side of the island there are enough possibilities to get something to eat or have a cool drink and there are also sun beds and beach umbrellas for hire. |
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The northeast side of the island is not easy accessible by the rocks and steep cliffs. The island has a coastline of 11,5 km, of which 1,2 km are sandy beaches. Also, the village by the harbour has a sandy beach. While the island annually has over 2584 hours of sun with its own freshwater wells it is covered by many verdure, trees, bushes and plants and many of palm trees. The park is very well known as a former garden of a villa from the 19th century, where plants collected from over the world such as bamboo and various types of cacti grow. The island has already been inhabited for thousands of years and you can find a lot of old Greek, Roman and old Slavic buildings and ruins.
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From 1457 Lopud became the regional headquarters of the Republic of Dubrovnik, at that moment over 1000 inhabitants lived on the island and the economic growth of the republic was reflected on the island too. Ship-owners from Lopud had their own fleet of about 80 ships, as well a shipyard.
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A total of 36 churches and chapels were scattered over the island and Franciscan and Dominican monks have build monasteries. If you like a quiet vacation, a beautiful nature, some but not to much exercise, a good diner and a nice glass of wine and not expansive. Well, think about this place.
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