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waders and families. The catch is that it takes a bit of effort to reach: It's a moderately
strenuous 1.5-mile walk over the scraggly spine of the island. Making things easier, locals
zip arriving tourists over to the beach on golf carts (20 kn/person each way). While you
might see the carts waiting near the promenade, more likely you'll have to walk partway to
reach them: Follow the promenade as far as the abandoned Grand Hotel, then head inland
(on a drab, poorly maintained concrete trail), following signs for
Šunj Beach.
Soon you'll
see the golf carts. From here, if you prefer, you can continue to hike the rest of the way.
It's not worth attempting to visit Šunj if your excursion has only a brief stopover on Lop-
ud—anything less than two hours, and you're probably better off sticking with the beaches
in town.
Šipan
Byfarthebiggestisland(atjustoversixsquaremiles),andthenorthernmost,Šipanhastwo
different port towns. Your ship will most likely use the one facing Lopud, called Su
đ
ura
đ
(named for the local patron saint, George—remember, that
đ
symbol is pronounced like a
hard“j”—soo-juarj).Su
đ
ura
đ
'sharboriswatchedoverbythefortified,castle-like16th-cen-
tury villa ofa local aristocrat. Abeach beckons just across the bay from the boat dock. Next
to the harbor, the small Church of St. George—with a large covered porch—has a vivid
fresco over the altar of George slaying the dragon while being watched over by two other
locally revered saints, Blaise (Dubrovnik's protector) and Nicholas (the patron saint of sail-
ors).
