The Town of Rab, the main settlement on the island, is an excellent example of a fortified medieval town. Originally it was a Roman settlement which received the town status in 10 B.C. by Emperor Octavian Augustus. From Rab to Kampor, which resembles ancient fishing villages and is situated near the Kalifront Forest,in a beautiful bay on a long beach, there are 5 more settlements: Banjol, Barbat, Lopar, Mundanije, Palit and Supetarska Draga. Organized tourism has been the island’s tradition for over 120 years. The first bathing spotopened in 1895, and naturism is mentioned as early as 1907.

Naturism on Rab was made famous by the British king Edward VIII, when he bathed naked in Kandarola Bay. Is Rab Island an island of love in homage to love which had cost Edward VIII his crown or to all of the love storiesborn or rekindled on the rocky, pebble or sand beaches of Rab? Or is it love for the sea and sun? It doesn’t matter. The Island of Love awaits you...