Island Elafitski otocif

The common name of the islands northwest of Dubrovnik, separating the Kolocep Channel from the northern Dubrovnik Riviera. They stretch in the direction of the so-called Dinaric Trench (northwest - southeast). The old historical name was first used by Pliny the Elder (1st c.) in his work Historia Naturalis, III, 152. The Greek name (elafos: deer) indicates that such game could have been found on the islands. The group comprises the following islands: Jakljan, Sipan, Ruda, Lopud, Kolocep and Daksa (some also include Lokrum), as well as several smaller islands - Olipa, Tajan, Crkvine and Sveti Andrija (St. Andrew). >