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Island Lokrum is famous bathing area for many tourists. It is also protected park of nature with botanical garden. Island Lokrum is rich with different vegetation: mastic, juniper, somina, pine, shrubs, myrtle, strawberry trees, evergreen oak, cypress...

You can visit island Lokrum from Dubrovnik by private boat transfers. There are also organized group or private boat excursions. For those who wish to plan their own day and route, there are many companies offering boat rentals in Dubrovnik.

Attractions on island Lokrum:
- Dead sea (Croatian Mrtvo more);
- Benedictine monastery on south side of island;
- Benedictine Abbey of St. Mary;
- Fort Royal;
- Memorial cross for sailors;
- Botanical garden...

Dead sea is 10 m deep lake which is karst phenomenon.

Benedictine Abbey of St. Mary was founded in 1023. Benedictines built beautiful monastery on island Lokrum in 11th century. New church was built in 12th and 13th century.

Fort Royal was built during Napoleon times in 1806. It was also used during rule of Austria.

Memorial cross for sailors was built in honor of killed sailors in shipwreck of Austrian-Hungarian ship Triton.

Botanical garden on island Lokrum has around 600 different species. It was founded in 1959. and opened for public in 1967. During the Homeland war over 49 missiles were dropped on it.

Lokrum (South Dalmatia, Croatia) is an island located in Croatian region of South Dalmatia. Island Lokrum is located 0,5 nm from town Dubrovnik.

Glavica is highest peak on island Lokrum, 96 m.

Best way to reach island Lokrum is by boat, whether if you rent a boat or use private boat transfers from Dubrovnik. Boats can dock on northeast side of island Lokrum. On east side of island Lokrum is small port Portoc.

Distances from other towns: Split – 231 km, Zadar – 350 km, Zagreb – 602 km, Pula – 712 km, Varazdin – 685 km, Budapest – 942 km, Vienna – 956 km, Salzburg – 947 km, London – 2239 km...

Climate on island Lokrum is Mediterranean.

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Best way to get to island Lokrum is to rent a boat. If you do not have license, you can also use private boat transfers from Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik also offers many private and group boat excursions to island Lokrum.

It is believed that name of island Lokrum comes from Latin word acrumen which means sour fruit. Island used to have many sour wild orange trees.

Documented period of island Lokrum starts in 1023. when Dubrovnik's archbishop Vital gave island Lokrum to priest Lav and Benedictine Peter. They built monastery on island Lokrum.

In 1667. was large earthquake which destroyed many buildings in Dubrovnik and on island Lokrum. In 1691. monastery was dissoluted and in 1798. also was abbey.

In 1859. archduke Maximilian Ferdinand von Habsburg bought island Lokrum. He built his summer house on island Lokrum with beautiful gardens.

During World War I on island was nursing home for children.

Traditional story says that English king Richard Lion Heart got to island Lokrum during the storm and gave large amount of money for construction of a church as a sign of gratitude.