Croatia · Lubenice, Cres · #5 of Croatia's ten by fame
An hour down a rocky path, and the same hour back up.
No photo yet. We don’t lie with pictures.
How we rated it: nothing lifts it and nothing sinks it.
Sveti Ivan lies below the clifftop village of Lubenice on Cres. You reach it by boat or on foot: a steep, rocky descent of 40 minutes to an hour, depending on who is timing it, and then you hike back up the same way. There is nothing on the beach, so bring water and a towel. The effort keeps it uncrowded even in peak season. We measured 107 metres.
Warmest sea in July. Fewest wet days in June. Pick your fight.
One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.
3 beaches within 6 km, as the gull flies.
Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.
Uncrowded even in peak season.
Sources give 40 minutes to an hour for the steep, rocky descent, and the same way back up. You can also come by boat.
No. Bring water and a towel.
