The untouched nature in Croatia is on Island Scedro

Croatia is more and more known for its beautiful coast, bays and crystal clear sea. But if someone is looking for an uninhabited and timeless place, we suggest one of the many bays and coves on Island of Scedro.

This beautiful Island is located on the south side of Island Hvar, just opposite to the small fishing village Zavala. It is a 8,2 km² big and there is no electricity or water connection. There is no Ferry connection; you can reach it only by your boat. Since whole Island Scedro is protected as a nature reserve, it is prohibited to build vacation/holiday houses, etc. There isn’t even a supermarket or similar on Scedro, but there are some great restaurants.

The island of Scedro has been known since ancient times for its well-protected anchor bays, which the ancient Greeks and Romans used to protect against severe weather conditions. The underwater finds also indicate that one of the most famous naval battles took place here, that between Pompeus and Caesar, around 49 BC.

Bays of Scedro

One of the favourite bays on Island Scedro are Lovisce and Manastir. Both bays are located on the north side of the island and also offer good protection in all wind conditions, with the exception of northeast wind Bura and also both bays have Restaurants with mooring buoys in front.

Lovisce bay is half mile long (bigger than Manastir), has four arms and offer better protection than the nearby Manastir bay. You can’t get hungry on Scedro, in Lovisce bay are 3 great Restaurants, serving fresh fish and offer mooring buoys. If you don’t catch one of the few mooring buoys, you can drop anchor in the middle of the bay at a depth of about 7-10 meters.

Also, for better protection you can drop anchor and tie up stern to shore. The bottom is sandy everywhere with patches of sea grass.

The Manastir Bay is right next to the large Lovisce Bay, there is one restaurant with about 5-6 mooring buoys. If you don’t have a buoy, you can anchor at a depth of 5-8 meters. The bay was named after the former Dominican monastery, where the remains from 15^th century still can be visited.
Scedro is marked on all sides with beautiful bays, and it is a great swimming stop for sailors who are on the way from Korcula or Vela Luka.

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On the south side of the island of Scedro, we recommend the two bays Borova and Porterusa (some also called Carnjeni bay). Porterusa (southeast side) impresses everyone with the dreamlike pebble beach, surrounded by unspoiled nature.
The neighboring bay Borova, “Bor” means pine, and as the name suggests, the bay offers a wonderful sight surrounded by pine forest. Both bays offer good protection from Maestral (NW) and Tramuntana (N) winds.

Attention Rats

Among sailors, Scedro is known for the rats and that they occasionally come to the boat as stowaways in search of food. A tip would be to secure the landline against the rats by cutting off the bottom of a glass bottle or chopping off the bottom and threading the broken side facing land so the bottle can spin.
If “unwanted” visitors come on board anyway, call our support and we will help you get rid of the “visitor” together.

Don’t miss out on Scedro just because of this reason J