Beach & Sand
Saplunara Beach
Mljet · Southern Dalmatia
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Beach & Sand
- COUNTRY
- Croatia
- REGION
- Mljet · Southern Dalmatia
- DURATION
- 2 days
ABOUT THIS ATTRACTION
Almost all of Mljet’s coast is stone and concrete platforms; Saplunara, on the island’s far southern coast, is the exception — a wide, shallow bay of genuine sand backed by pines and a scattering of small guesthouses. Shallow, warm and gently shelving, it is the island’s family beach and its best swimming for children, and its distance from everything (a good forty-five minutes’ drive from Sobra over the island’s ridge road) keeps it local even in August.
HISTORY & BACKGROUND
The story behind it
WHAT TO SEE
What to see here
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Before you go
THROUGH THE LENS
From the road
MAP & LOCATION
Saplunara Beach
Saplunara Beach, Mljet, Southern Dalmatia, Croatia
42.6644, 17.6389
MORE ATTRACTIONS
More to see in Mljet
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Konoba Ana, Pomena — lakeside fish and island lamb
Hotel Odisej restaurant, Pomena — park-side terrace dining
Maestral, Pomena — grilled catch on the bay
Konoba Žurej, Babino Polje — village kitchen, peka by order
Konoba Ferijalac, Babino Polje — island classics off the tourist path
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Hotel Odisej — the park’s only hotel, on the bay at Pomena
Rooms and apartments in Pomena, steps from the lake
Stone-house stays in Goveđari above the lakes
Village apartments in Babino Polje for the southern loop
Guesthouses above Saplunara for the beach end of the island
ITINERARIES
Day-by-day routes
NEARBY DESTINATIONS
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