Post by sandra on Jun 15, 2005 15:02:39 GMT 1
We had a chance to spend a short time on the island of Rab and thanks to this site we have discovered these two beautiful beaches. Both are FKK meaning they are meant for naturists.
Sahara is a beautiful sandy beach on the north-west of the island, near Lopar settlement. The beach is pretty long, there are two large bays, all naturist. Sand is beautiful and clean and water is shallow so it is perfect for small children. There weren't many people on the beach, but considering it wasn't the main season I was surprised to see even that many. But as beach is large, I assume even in the high season it can't be too crowded.
Most of the people came with their own or rented boats, anchored in the shallow water and walked to the shore. Others came by foot from Lopar. If you go by foot, be prepared for a longish (cca. 30 minutes) walk over the hill, through the wood and over some somehow rough terrain, especially on the hill's side overlooking the beach which is quite steep and I wouldn't recommend it to people with mobility problems. Bring your good walking shoes! But the walk is beautiful and a good exercise. There are many walking trails all over the hill and there are also signposts showing you the way to Sahara.
If coming by car from other parts of the island, fallow signs for San Marino tourist complex, park on the road right next to the hotels and continue walking until you see Fortuna restaurant. Turn there left and walk up to the hill along some beautiful homes which many have apartments to rent. Finally, after a small gate protecting cars to go any further, you will enter the wood and soon you will see a signpost to Sahara.
Most of the people on the beach were young families with children and elderly couples. This could be different in the main season.
One more thing, there aren't any facilities at the beach so you need to bring everything with you including a parasol to protect yourself from the sun as there isn't almost any shade on the beach, except on few places where rocks behind the beach provide some shade.
Other beach we have visited was Kanadrola or FKK Frkanj as signposted along the way. Location is near Suha Punta tourist complex, between Rab town and Kampor. There are taxi boats leaving for Frkanj from various places in Rab town, but we didn't have a need for them as we had a car. You can park at Suha Punta from where there is a short walk to Kandarola. Entrance to the beach is charged 8 Kunas per person. The beach is long about a mile or so. Mostly it is a rocky beach with made platforms for sunbathing, and there are also two or three small pebbly coves. Above the beach you can find a spot under the trees with lots of shade. There are showers on the beach, bocce court, two restaurants, sort of a beach bar and altogether it is a nice and well maintained beach which I can highly recommend it to anyone. Water is very clean, although it wasn't very warm due to coldish weather earlier. Public was a mixture, but again mostly it was elderly couples and young families. Again this could be different in the July or August.
Anyway, we had a great time on both beaches and each of them is a great choice for anyone who doesn't want to bother with swimsuits.
Sahara is a beautiful sandy beach on the north-west of the island, near Lopar settlement. The beach is pretty long, there are two large bays, all naturist. Sand is beautiful and clean and water is shallow so it is perfect for small children. There weren't many people on the beach, but considering it wasn't the main season I was surprised to see even that many. But as beach is large, I assume even in the high season it can't be too crowded.
Most of the people came with their own or rented boats, anchored in the shallow water and walked to the shore. Others came by foot from Lopar. If you go by foot, be prepared for a longish (cca. 30 minutes) walk over the hill, through the wood and over some somehow rough terrain, especially on the hill's side overlooking the beach which is quite steep and I wouldn't recommend it to people with mobility problems. Bring your good walking shoes! But the walk is beautiful and a good exercise. There are many walking trails all over the hill and there are also signposts showing you the way to Sahara.
If coming by car from other parts of the island, fallow signs for San Marino tourist complex, park on the road right next to the hotels and continue walking until you see Fortuna restaurant. Turn there left and walk up to the hill along some beautiful homes which many have apartments to rent. Finally, after a small gate protecting cars to go any further, you will enter the wood and soon you will see a signpost to Sahara.
Most of the people on the beach were young families with children and elderly couples. This could be different in the main season.
One more thing, there aren't any facilities at the beach so you need to bring everything with you including a parasol to protect yourself from the sun as there isn't almost any shade on the beach, except on few places where rocks behind the beach provide some shade.
Other beach we have visited was Kanadrola or FKK Frkanj as signposted along the way. Location is near Suha Punta tourist complex, between Rab town and Kampor. There are taxi boats leaving for Frkanj from various places in Rab town, but we didn't have a need for them as we had a car. You can park at Suha Punta from where there is a short walk to Kandarola. Entrance to the beach is charged 8 Kunas per person. The beach is long about a mile or so. Mostly it is a rocky beach with made platforms for sunbathing, and there are also two or three small pebbly coves. Above the beach you can find a spot under the trees with lots of shade. There are showers on the beach, bocce court, two restaurants, sort of a beach bar and altogether it is a nice and well maintained beach which I can highly recommend it to anyone. Water is very clean, although it wasn't very warm due to coldish weather earlier. Public was a mixture, but again mostly it was elderly couples and young families. Again this could be different in the July or August.
Anyway, we had a great time on both beaches and each of them is a great choice for anyone who doesn't want to bother with swimsuits.