The Dead Sea is a small, shallow lake (up to 10 m deep) on the island of Lokrum, located 600 m southeast of the Old Port of Dubrovnik. The lake, which has an underground connection with the Adriatic Sea, is filled with salt water. A pebbly beach on the Dead Sea - on the one hand gently sloping, on the other closed by rocks several meters high - is one of the most popular bathing resorts in Dubrovnik.
On Lokrum, due to the richness of flora and fauna, a strict nature reserve was established. The island is not permanently inhabited - apart from tourists and sailors, only reserve employees are staying on it. In the past, probably from the 10th century, there was a Benedictine abbey here. The monastery was destroyed as a result of the earthquake in 1667. The monastery buildings are open to the public. There is also a small restaurant here.
On Lokrum there are also ruins of the Royal Fortress, built by the French in the early nineteenth century, and a botanical garden. The history of the garden goes back to 1859, when Maximilian I Habsburg came into possession of Lokrum, whose command gradually transformed the entire island into a landscape park.
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