06/06/2026
MRKAN island is the largest of Cavtat’s three islands and the site of one of the earliest organised quarantines in the world, established by the Republic of Dubrovnik in 1377. Today, it remains protected as an important nesting ground for the Yellow-legged Gull.
History, nature and the Adriatic in one.
More than just an island!
Mrkan is the largest of Cavtat’s three islands and the site of one of the earliest organised quarantines in the world, established by the Republic of Dubrovnik in 1377. Today, it remains protected as an important nesting ground for the Yellow-legged Gull.
History, nature and the Adriatic in one.