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In Molunat you can stay in hotels, private rooms and apartments, and in camps.

Molunat has few sand beaches.

Molunat offers car rentals and boat rentals if you wish to drive to nearby locations. If you want to be more comfortable you can use private boat transfers or private car transfers.

While in Molunat you can enjoy in sports: horse riding, safari, biking, walking, free climbing, diving, kayaking...

Nearest famous destinations which you can visit with organized private or group car excursions are: Dubrovnik, delta of Neretva, Peljesac wine roads, Ston, Medugorje, Mostar, Kotor... Best destinations for visiting with group or private boat excursions: island Korcula, island Mljet, Elafiti islands...

Molunat is famous for excellent local wines: plavac mali, dalmatinka, kadarun, malvasija dubrovacka bijela... Dalmatian cuisine is mostly based on olive oil and fish. You can visit restaurant in Molunat and try some specialties.

Events in area of Konavle:
- Cavtat Summer;
- Festival Epidaurus;
- Festival Konavle, music and words;
- Carnivals...

Attractions in Molunat:
- Remains of Roman architecture;
- Remains of ship found in 1958. in bay Veliki Molunat, kept in Maritime museum in Dubrovnik;
- Town Cavtat;
- Town Dubrovnik...

Molunat (South Dalmatia, Croatia) is a settlement located in southernmost part of Croatia, in region South Dalmatia. Molunat is part of Municipality Konavle. Molunat is located in a bay, 20 km south of town Cavtat.

Municipality Konavle is consisted of 32 settlements. Entire Municipality has around 8577 inhabitants. Most inhabited settlements are Cavtat and Cilipi.

Molunat is connected with town Cavtat with bus lines few times a day. For easier transportation you can also use boat rentals or private boat transfers.
Nearest airport is Airport Dubrovnik located in settlement Cilipi. You can get from airport to Molunat by private car transfers, taxi or bus. You can also rent a car in airport Dubrovnik.
If you are coming with a car from Continental Croatia you can use highway A1 and at the end continue on south. After you get to Dubrovnik just follow signs for Cavtat and then Molunat.

Distances of other towns: Dubrovnik – 42 km, Split – 268 km, Rijeka – 642 km, Zagreb – 639 km, Ljubljana – 695 km, Sarajevo – 234 km, Podgorica – 165 km, Vienna – 993 km, Paris – 1946 km...

Molunat has around 212 inhabitants who are mostly Croats and Catholics. Inhabitants of Molunat are mostly directed to fishing, catering and tourism.

Molunat has Mediterranean climate. Summers in Molunat are hot and dry and winters are mild.

Tourist Board Konavle +385(0)20 479 025
Airport Dubrovnik +385(0)20 773 100
Port Authority Cavtat +385(0)20 478 065
Jadrolinija Dubrovnik +385(0)20 418 000
General information 18981
Information on phone numbers in Croatia 11888
Information on international phone numbers 11802
Weather Forecast and Road Conditions +385(0)60 520 520
Croatia Traffic Info 0800 9987
Road assistance 987
Police 192
Emergency number 112
Fire department 193
Road help 987
Ambulance 194
Sea help 9155

Molunat has post office, boat berths, grocery store, cafes, restaurant, diving club.

In almost all coastal settlements or near you can rent a car or hire private car transfers. Coastal towns and settlements often offer possibility of private boat transfers or boat rentals.

For visiting nearby islands best way is to go with private or group boat excursions. If you wish to visit Dubrovnik or any inland town you can use group or private car excursions.

Settlement Molunat was named after Greek word molos which means port or bay.

Area of Municipality Konavle was inhabited since Neolithic and Paleolithic. In 5th and 4th century BC this area was inhabited by Illyrian tribes and in 2nd century BC by Romans. Romans built important trading center in today’s Cavtat. It was called Epidaur.

Molunat was founded in 15th century as shelter for people suffering from plague and quarantine for ships coming from infected ports.

Peninsula of Molunat is surrounded with wall on mainland side. Wall had been built from 1468.-1471.

During the Homeland war, Molunat was attacked by Yugoslavian army and robbed, burned and destroyed.

Since this area was often attacked by pirates, there is a folk story which says that pirates kidnapped 4 girls from Molunat. Only one of them was heard of later. She helped to her family.