Sunj bay beach, Lopud island sandy beach

Sunj bay beach is one of the most beautuful sandy beaches in Croatia, situated on a small, car-free island of Lopud.

This sandy bay is famous for its swimming pleasure. The bay is almost round with a narrow entrance, totally filled with white sand and gets deeper very slowly. The ideal spot for little children. At this side of the island there are enough possibilities to get something to eat or have a cool drink and there are also sunbeds and beach umbrellas for hire.

Lopud, northwest of Dubrovnik, is a part of the Elafiti islands and Kolocep and the most developed tourist place on Elafiti. There are fourteen islands in the Elafiti group. The larger and more important islands in the group are Kolocep (1.35 km2), Lopud (4.63 km2), Sipan (16.5 km2), Jakljan (3.45 km2) and Olipa (0.8 km2).

Only three of them are inhabited (Kolocep, Lopud and Sipan), with a total of about one thousand inhabitants.
There is only one settlement on the island, Lopud, situated at the end of Lopud Cove.where one can stay in private rooms and apartments. Boats for Lopud and other Elafiti islands are leaving from Dubrovnik’s Gruz harbor. It is a nice 20 minutes sail.

The bay is accessible from Lopud village on the island by a 1-km long footpath and is overlooked by the Church of Our Lady of Sunj.

Sunj beach is for those who prefer long sandy beaches. First half of the beach is for textile sunbathers and second part is for naturists.

Sunbeds and beach umbrellas for hire are available. Sunj Bay sandy beach is ideal for a swim and traditional local ball game called "Picigin" (volleyball played in knee-deep water with an egg-size ball)

Building sand castles on the Sunj bay beach

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Private accommodation on Lopud island

Hotel Tolja - Lopud island

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