- If you’re spending any considerable time in Dubrovnik then you simply must not miss the opportunity to visit Lokrum Island.
- If we take the ferry to Lokrum, is it possible to 1) swim in the dead sea - or is this something we would need to organize with a tour company?
- Lokrum is the most beautiful island, just a 15-minute ferry from Dubrovnik, Croatia. The journey over there is one of the most stunning across crystal clear waters.
- A complete guide on what to do on Lokrum Island, Croatia. Learn about Lokrum history, what to bring, and where to go during your perfect day trip to Lokrum.
- First mentioned in 1023 by the Benedictine monks who built the (now ruined) abbey and monastery, Lokrum Island later appears in literature in 1192.
- The easiest and most comfortable way to get to Lokrum Island is to take one of the frequent ferries from Dubrovnik or Cavtat to Lokrum.
- Lush Lokrum is a beautiful, forested island full of holm oaks, black ash, pines and olive trees, only a 10-minute ferry ride from Dubrovnik's Old Harbour.
- Lokrum Island, home to a botanical garden, salt lake, and Benedictine monastery dating back at least to 1023, is a great escape from the bustle of Dubrovnik.
- Lokrum is a small island across Dubrovnik, famous for its lush vegetation and a botanical garden containing many tropical plants from Australia and South America.
- In 1839 Maximilian Ferdinand of Habsburg, the then owner of the island, came to Lokrum and had a mansion built in the shape of a tower.