DUBROVNIK - Lokrum Isle Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Lokrum is an island in the Adriatic Sea 600 metres from the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. It stretches from northwest to southeast and receives regular ferry service from the city. Austrian archduke (and short-lived Emperor of Mexico) Maximilian once had a holiday home on the island. A monastery and a botanical garden survive from his era. On the island's highest point at 96 m. above sea level stands Fort Royal Castle, which was built by the French, though it was later named Maximilian's Tower by the Austrians.