The distinguished World Wide Fund for Nature Foundations included the Lastovo archipelago among the 10 paradise oasis in the Mediterranean with untouched beauty, the key to recognizing the diversity in the Mediterranean.

Coiming to Lastovo is not just a beginning of your holiday. It is much more than swimming and sunbathing. It is a chance for long walks through beautiful, pristine nature; a chance to refill your batteries and reconnect with the nature. Lastovo is perfect for people that can come during the months when the benefits of the Mediterranean climate are most prominent: May, June or September – this is the time when Lastovo flourishes, grows and procreates. It is the best time to indulge in herbal aromas and relaxation -- without high temperatures and numerous tourists.

   
Wealth of the Undersea World
Beautiful - as it always was!

Undersea World. Thanks to the great amount of zooplankton, the waters around the island of Lastovo are one of the richest fish areas of the Adriatic Sea. The area is famous for colonies of lobsters, crabs, groupers, abberjacks, golden brasses... You can also catch blue fish here. Local residents witness that not so long ago the “Mediterranean monk seal” lived in the south end of the Island, in close proximity to the cave “Medvjedine".

Life in the deep. There are as many as 248 species of marine flora! Shallow waters are filled with flourishing seaweed and the rocky sea bed with photophilic algae. The most prevailing along with other seaweed is the red endemdic coral! 

It is a true paradise for undersea life admirers! Even though some of its balance and beauty was devastated by occasional uncaring divers, things have drastically improved with Lastovo’s addition as the 11th Nature Park of Croatia in 2006.

 

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