Island Kolocep (Kalamota)

The picturesque Adriatic island, close at hand to Dubrovnik, occupies an area of 2.35 square kilometres. There are two settlements, in the two largest coves of the island: Gornje Celo and Donje Celo. From the east and west it is overgrown with thick pine forests that drop right down to the edge of the sea.The clear blue sea abounds in fish and shellfish. Until a few centuries ago, the inhabitants of Kolocep were the most renowned coral divers of the Mediterranean, though today only a few go down for the coral, out of pure love. A sign of the antiquity of habitation here, going back to ancient times, can be found in the many monuments, among which a special place is taken by the remains of sarcophagi, stone sculputres, chapels and churches.

The 15th century is considered to be the golden age of the island of Koločep, a time when the greatest number of summer palaces were built by the Dubrovnik artistocracy. Many renaissance masterpieces, myths, stories and countless legends were born within the shade of the scented plants and trees found in these rural settings.
Already the first encounter with the island of Koločep cannot leave you unmoved. You will be intoxicated with the still calm, the scent of the Mediterranean plants and the intensity of the colours of the Adriatic. When you have been here once, you will always want to come back again.