Best Anchorages in Dubrovnik & the Elafiti Islands

Šunj Bay on the south coast of Lopud island is widely regarded as the best beach anchorage in the Elafiti Islands.

Šipanska Luka is the principal harbour of Šipan, the largest of the Elafiti Islands.

Suđurađ is the southern harbour of Šipan island, dominated by the dramatic ruin of a 16th-century Ragusan noble's fortified summer palace and watchtower.

Donje Čelo is the main settlement and harbour of Koločep, the nearest of the three main Elafiti Islands to Dubrovnik — just 5nm from Gruž harbour.

Slano Bay is one of the most spacious and well-sheltered anchorages on the mainland Dalmatian coast north of Dubrovnik.

Cavtat is the beautiful small town built on the site of ancient Epidaurus, a Roman predecessor to Dubrovnik itself.

Cavtat Bay Anchorage covers the free anchoring options around the Cavtat peninsula, primarily the Tiha Luka cove on the south side.

Lokrum Island is a nature reserve immediately east of Dubrovnik old town — one of the most dramatically located islands in the entire Adriatic, with the city's medieval walls and the Adriatic sea as backdrop.

Zaton Bay is a quiet, residential inlet on the N side of the Dubrovnik coast, just 6nm from Gruž harbour.

Trsteno Bay is the anchorage off the famous Trsteno Arboretum (opened 1492) on the Adriatic mainland coast north of Dubrovnik.