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Southern Dalmatia · Dubrovačko-neretvanska

Koločep

Koločep is the smallest inhabited Elafiti island and the closest to Dubrovnik: two hamlets, pine woods, caves on the south coast and not a single car.

Area (km²)
2.4
Population
231
Highest peak (m)
125

Koločep, which the locals call Kalamota, lies just a few miles from Dubrovnik's port of Gruž. Its two hamlets, Donje Čelo and Gornje Čelo, are linked by a path through pine woods and olive groves. The island has several pre-Romanesque chapels.

Donje Čelo in the north-west has a sandy beach and a small pier, and you can anchor off it in calm weather. The south coast is steep, with cliffs and caves, among them a Blue Cave (Modra špilja) that you enter by swimming. Being so close to the city, Koločep is a frequent day-trip destination.

For boaters

An anchorage and a pier in Donje Čelo, the small harbour of Gornje Čelo. Marinas and fuel in Dubrovnik.

Marinas and harbours

Our list has no marina on the island.

Fuel

Our list has no boat fuel station on the island.

Bays on the island

  • Uvala Bige
  • Uvala Donje Čelo
  • Uvala Dun Đivoni
  • Uvala Gornje Čelo
  • Uvala Jekavac
  • Uvala Maćuš
  • Uvala Male Ploče
  • Uvala Orsan
  • Uvala Ploče
  • Uvala Pod polje
  • Uvala Sapluni
  • Uvala Veje strane
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Safety

Emergency at sea

Croatia's national maritime search and rescue coordination centre (MRCC Rijeka) is on watch 24 hours a day. Save the number before you set off.

Before you call, have ready the boat's position (coordinates or the nearest headland, island or bay), the number of people on board and a description of the problem. A call to 112 is put through to the maritime rescue centre.

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