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Route summary
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£660.00
(2013)
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7 nights
5 B&B, 2 Accom only, airport and port transfers and ferries (Itinerary variation July & August)
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Easy
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2 - 4 hrs per day
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Day 1 |
(Itinerary assumes Dubrovnik start)
Arrive in Dubrovnik, settle into your accommodation for the next two nights, and take a stroll down the Stradun before dinner in one of Dubrovnik's many restaurants. |
| Day 2 |
Dubrovnik Day. There is a great deal to see and do in Dubrovnik, and a good guidebook is an essential part of your trousseau. It would be wrong to pass up the tour of the City Walls not least for the splendid vantage points it provides. The Stradun, the main street, is spectacular, if tourist-thronged. Try a pre-breakfast perambulation to get a better feeling for its grace. Walkers have mentioned also that the Franciscan Monastery by the Pile gate is worth seeing - we like also St Saviour’s Church and the Rupe ethnographic museum. At the other end of the Stradun, the Sponza Palace, St Ignatius church and the Dominican Monastery with its superb museum are all definitely worth visiting. By far the most attractive way to see the town for us, however, is simply to soak up the atmosphere of the narrow alleys, get lost, and find a small cafe or pub, particularly outside the summer months. |
| Day 3 |
Lopud. We suggest an early ferry to Lopud, your home for three nights. The map and route notes provided describe the paths we have discovered so far, and the numbering divides them into sections, each individually described in the notes, in each direction, enabling you to walk them in any order. Lopud Town (where you start, and can swim, eat and drink) and Šunj beach (sand, great swimming and beach cafes) are the two critical points around which you should design your walking programme. We suggest also that you take in the Rat Peninsula, the church of Gospa od Šunja, and the fort for a complete view of the islands and some glorious prospects. It is a small island, and while a complete circuit could be done in an afternoon, we suggest that you divide it into chunks consistent with your length of stay on the island, always taking in Šunj beach if the weather is right for swimming. (Various length walks (all short), max CUSs 210m) |
| Day 4 |
Kolocep. Take the first ferry to Kolocep and make a day of it. Ask your host to book a table at Konoba Skerac at Gornje Čelo - a delightful fish restaurant overlooking the harbour for lunch. Starting at the port of Donje Čelo, you go first east to the church of Sv. Nikola in the island's centre, and then due south to the sea at Bige. From here the path is the cliff path – east to the lighthouse at Bezdan, then north to the cove of Jekavic – why not a swim before heading on around the coastline to the charming port of Gornje Čelo, where you should stop at least for a drink (if not lunch) before returning to Donje Čelo, and the ferry back to Lopud. (2 hrs 40 mins walking, 7 km, CUSs 150m without diversions) |
| Day 5 |
Lopud for a further day, to complete your walking programme. |
| Day 6 |
Sipan (note July/August itinerary variation). On the ferry again, this time to the largest Elafiti island, Sipan. Again there is a choice, and the maps and route notes provided show the walking routes we have tried. A good start could be to ascend Velji Vrh from which a view of almost the whole island can be obtained. The main walk is from your base at the charming port of Suđurađ and to the dramatic bay at Luka Šipanska – take your bathers to swim off the quay. There are good restaurants there too for lunch or an early supper, and you can shorten this day by using the ferry bus one way. We suggest a circuit taking in the church at Pakljena. (Various CUSs and lengths of walks.) |
| Day 7 |
Sipan (second day) |
| Day 8 |
Return home. or spend a few more days relaxing in these islands, or in Dubrovnik. | |
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