Things To Do & Places To Visit In Lopar Town On Island Of Rab

Lopar is a little town located on the north side of Rab island which is part of the Kvarner riviera islands.

Places to visit in Lopar

On your tour from Rab town to Lopar you can see the featured St. Marina, the sculptor and founder of republic San Marino, who is born in there in the 4-th century.

When you reach the town you can visit the church of St. John the Baptist (local patron saint of the parish), the votive church of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the 14 century.

Beaches in town of Lopar

Lopar town can be proud to have 22 beautiful sandy beaches from which 3 are nudist beaches (Ciganka, Sahara, Stolac).

The largest and most famous beach in Lopar is the “Eden Beach” or “Rajska Plaža” (1.5 km long), which boasts the “Blue Flag” as international symbol of quality and preservation of environment and safety of bathers.

Eden Beach on the south side has a WATER SLIDE, a monumental structure that offers tourists, especially those young ones endless enjoyment in sliding down the water paths.

The beach is ideal for beach volleyball so for years now there have been organized tournaments for the Croatian Championship in beach volleyball.

For one of those who are looking for adventure and sports Lopar beaches offers you JET SKI rides, an aqua park, parasailing, windsurfing, boat rental, paddle boats, kayaks and other interesting sports that often turn swimming into a real experience.

Town also has a fun and recreational center where you can play table tennis, mini-golf, soccer, basketball, billiards and the kids can jump on the trampoline, play video games etc.

Getting there

It can be visited by ferry Jablanac – Mišnjak where the ride lasts 10-minutes or by ferry from Valbiska (located on the island of Krk) with an very attractive ride that takes around 30 minutes which is very interesting to visitors because of the closeness of Rijeka city and Rijeka airport.

Alternately, you can reach island of Rab from mainland with ferry line Stinica – Mišnjak.