Elaphiti Islands

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Elaphiti (Elafiti) Islands are a group of islands situated northwest of Dubrovnik in the Adriatic sea. The name is of Greek origin for Deer Archipelago (gk. elafos – deer). Pliny the Elder was the first scholar to mention the islands in his work Naturalis Historia.

Altogether the Elafits cover less than 30 square kilometers and are inhabited by under a thousand people.

Three main islands:

• Šipan – largest island and most heavily settled
• Lopud – has large hotel
• Koločep – main settlement is Donje Čelo

Other smaller islands:

• Daksa – in front of Dubrovnik’s port Gruž
• Sv. Andrija – unpopulated rocky island with lighthouse
• Ruda - pictured
• Mišnjak
• Jakljan – has children’s rest and recreation center
• Kosmeč
• Goleč
• Crkvine
• Tajan
• Olipa – western most island

Greater Dubrovnik island:

• Lokrum – some consider it part of the Elafits