Rab has a pleasant Mediterranean climate, warm summer and mild winters. The island is exseptionally suitable for all tourists who enjoy swimming because its shoreline is a chain of little coves with sant or gravel Strande. Modern Robinson Carusoes can find special places to be alone with just the sea and pristine nature.

The ingabitants of this Photosque island have shunned industry because iz would defile the luxuriant natural beauty. Instead, they have comčletely committed themsesves to tourism. The rich undersea world has been preserved intact. Rab's mild winters attract many species of migrating birds

Visitors to Rab can stay in the numerous hotels and auto camps but the majority prefer private accommodations because the local people are very friendly, good hosts and make every effort to provide their guests with the pleasures of a warm home.

Most visitors come in the summer when life on the island abounds with sunlight and warmth. An increasing number of tourists are attracted to Rab during the nonsummer months, even in winter. When many European cities are buried under snow and ice, RAB IS BATHED IN SUNSHINE: