Raving about Rab

This walled city got a huge buster shot when Augustus decided to make it a Roman city. Fortification came as well as civilization. It all arises from a peninsula that has just the right steepness to make it an easy city to fortify. From a distance you see 4 bell towers that stand as exclamation marks pushing skyward from the stone buildings below. The city itself has a great vibe to it with lots of energy and live music singing out standards that the whole world knows how to sing. Rab also has a huge harbor for it’s size that gives you visions of old clipper ships throwing their lines to the big brass mooring posts that are big enough to have dinner on. Rab also has a long history of nude beaches. Historical records on nudism go as far back as 1907. But it was dethroned King Edward and Wallace Simpson in August of 1956 that put this place on the map. Sailing down the coast, they stopped here for a little scandalous naked swimming. People have been peeling off their clothes here every since. Just a 2-minute dingy ride and a walk through the pine forest to the other side of the peninsula reveals an elaborate and well-developed nudist beach. There is a significant gay section at the end with the accompanying bushes for playful activities. Rab became a favorite of mine. We were planning to stay one night. We stayed three.