Description:

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.

The islandsare inhabited by fewer than a thousand people,and their size is approximately 30 square kilometers.

Three largest islands are:

    - 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
    - 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