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ABOUT ISLAND RAB
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Island Rab

 

Rab is an island in Croatia and a town of the same name located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.

The island is 22 km long, has an area of 93.6 km2. The highest peak is Kamenjak at 408 m. The northeastern side of the island is mostly barren, karst, while the southwestern side is covered by one of the last oak forests of the Mediterranean.

 

 

 

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How to reach Rab from mainland? 

 

Ferries connect the island of Rab with the mainland port of Stinica and with the neighbouring islands of Krk and Pag

How to get to Rab from mainland:

- ferry Stinica – Mišnjak (Rab)  

- ferry Valbiska (Krk) – Lopar (Rab)  

- boat Novalja (Pag) – Rab 

 

 

 

Old pictures of Rab

 

 

CULTARAL HERITAGE & EVENTS

Name: from Arba to Rab

 

The island of Rab was first mentioned in a Greek source (360 BC) and then by other Greek and Roman geographists by the name Arba. That name belonged to the Liburnians, so far the oldest known inhabitants of the island. Arba was also the name of the Liburnian settlement in the modern city of Rab. It is not certain how old this name is; it may be as old as the settlement, which means from the beginning of the Iron Age, since the Liburnians did not build the city walls on the island. The Illyrian-Liburnian word Arb meant 'dark, obscure, green, forested'. Therefore, name Arba should be comprehended as a toponym meaning Black island, due to the rich pine forests that once grew on the island. 

The first record of name Rab is preserved only in the middle of the 15th century (in a Latin document relating to the establishment of the Franciscan monastery of St. Euphemia), since the major establishment of Croatian inhabitants in the city did not occur before the 10th century.

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Rab's Fair / Rapska fjera 

(July 25th - July 27th)

Visit the most famous medieval fair in Croatia! 

 

 

Fisherman's nights

July & August

Try the local cousine,

meet new friends

and have a good time! 

 

 

Kantuni / Corners 

(June & August)

Enjoy good music and drinks with spectacular lights! 

 

 

Famous people

King Edward & Wallis Simpson - pioneers of naturism 

John Owen Dominis - husband of the last Queen of Hawaii, Lili'uokalani

Marco Antonio de Dominis - catholic archbishop, heretic, man of science 

Slobodan Novak - croatian writer

St. Christopher - patron saint of Rab

St. Marinus - founder of the Republic of San Marino 

Gašpar Bolković Pik - croatian painter

fra Ambroz Testen - croatian painter

 

 

NATURE & WILD LIFE - WHAT TO DO ON RAB

Sea Kayak Croatia

Experience Rab and Adriatic from another perspective!  

 

 

Cycling

Rent a bike or bring your own, visit all the beaches and have a fulfilled day! 

 

 

Hiking

There is a lot of hiking paths on Rab. Enjoy all of them but be careful - the temperatures during the day on the barren parts of the island go up to 60 degrees! 

 

 

Beaches

Rent a bike or go on foot - you'll find beautiful beaches everywhere! 

 

 

Map of the island for cycling, hiking and beaches 

The best map for island Rab is from HGSS - Croatian Mountain Rescue Service - and you can find it here

When in distress, please call 112

 

 

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