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Elafiti
St. Andrew wall
The
Elafiti islands, opposite Dubrovnik at the southern end
of the country, with the beautiful, sandy beaches, are approx.
20 minutes by boat from Dubrovnik. There are fourteen islands
in the Elafiti group. Only three of them are inhabited (Kolocep,
Lopud and Sipan).
Three miles from the island of Kolocep,, 2M from Lopud and
4M from Sipan, Sv. Andrija (St. Andrew) lighthouse was built
in 1873 on the top of the islet with the same name. The
islet is about 400 m long, 80 m wide and completely covered
by pine trees. The lighthouse has two apartments that can
be rented. The most beautiful place to dive is the outer
wall of the island. There is a magnificent underwater wall
descending almost vertically from 3m to 78m. Various fish,
corals and algae cover the wall. At 26 m there is a cave
and if you have adequate equipment and experience to go
deeper than 50m you'll be able to see famous red coral,
used by locals for jewelry making.
Location is suitable for both beginners and advanced categories.
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