Šipan - Elaphiti Islands   Each island - a botanical garden   The island Šipan is the greenest among all the Elaphiti islands. The vegetation is rich in lavender, myrth, mandarines and lemons, olivetrees, palms but also cypress and laurel contribute to the island colours. The Elaphiti are forrested and always green. free of traffic   They are small, so everything of importance can be done by foot. Heavy traffic and people rushing are not part of the life here (the infrastructure of the island would not allow it either). They are forgotten in the tide of change - what happiness!      but the islands have known other times ... Witnesses of the past       Time influenced their appearance - Summer residences of the Dubrovnik aristrocracy are the remnants found in many bays of the Elaphiti Islands. Their owners, who have become impoverished and scattered across the globe throughout history, keep only the bare essentials.             The Sea A diving paradies       Elaphiti in Croatia back     Historical note This website dates back to 1996 and is shown here in its original form. This website remains as an artifact of its time – in the context of the accompanying illustrated book of the same name, which was published in 1997. More information can be found at drnikolausandre.com