Elaphiti Islands

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Elaphiti Islands
Native name: Elafitski otoci
Lopud
Lopud
Geography
Location Adriatic sea
Archipelago Elaphiti Islands
Total islands 13
Major islands Šipan, Lopud, Koločep
Area 30 km²


Administration
Flag of Croatia Croatia
County Dubrovnik-Neretva
Largest city Šipan (436)
Demographics
Population 850
A view of Ruda Island from Lopud island.
A view of Ruda Island from Lopud island.

The Elaphiti Islands (or Elafiti) 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
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