Lokrum Island (Otok Lokrum)
On Gingerguide's self-guided Dubrovnik audio tour, Lokrum Island (Otok Lokrum) is a stop worth about ~60 min. Stand in front of it, press play for a short narrated story, and put any follow-up question to the built-in AI guide.
- Type nature
- Suggested visit ~60 min
- Dubrovnik Dubrovnik guide
About Lokrum Island (Otok Lokrum)
A ten-minute boat ride reaches this forested reserve of peacocks, monastery ruins, a saltwater 'Dead Sea' for swimming, and, thanks to Game of Thrones, a replica Iron Throne.
Lokrum is a small, forested island about 600 metres off Dubrovnik's old town, a 10-to-15-minute boat ride from the Old Port. It is a protected nature reserve, so overnight stays are not permitted. At its heart stand the ruins of a Benedictine monastery and the church of St Mary, home to a community first documented in 1023, until the monks were expelled in 1808 under French rule. A persistent legend says they cursed the island on leaving, but that is folklore, not history.
Archduke Maximilian of Austria, later Emperor of Mexico, held the island from 1859 and began the exotic planting continued by a botanical garden founded in 1959; the roaming peacocks descend from birds he introduced. Near the centre lies Mrtvo more, a warm saltwater lake fed from the Adriatic and popular for swimming, while the hilltop Fort Royal, a French star fort begun around 1806, offers wide views back to the city. Lokrum played Qarth in Game of Thrones and displays an HBO replica of the Iron Throne.
Did you know? Near Lokrum's centre lies a small saltwater lake called Mrtvo more, the 'Dead Sea', fed from the Adriatic through underground channels, warm, calm and shallow, it is a favourite family swimming spot.
How much time do you need at Lokrum Island (Otok Lokrum)?
Around ~60 min works well for Lokrum Island (Otok Lokrum) — time to look properly and listen to its story on the spot. Linger if you like; nothing on a self-guided walk is on a clock.
Should you stop at Lokrum Island (Otok Lokrum)?
Yes — Lokrum Island (Otok Lokrum) made the cut as one of 18 places the Gingerguide team researched and narrated across Dubrovnik. The story tells you why it is worth the stop, and the AI guide fills in anything you still wonder.
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