If you want to visit Rab by boat, while avoiding the crowds in the marinas and on the waterfronts, you should try anchoring in Sveta Eufemija Bay, where you will be within easy reach of the town and enjoy a unique view of all four bell towers. I have done this several times, and the view in the afternoon and early evening is magical, when the sun sinks and gilds the southern silhouettes of Rab, followed by the lights of the bell towers and the city walls by night. If you want to walk along the waterfront, explore Rab’s three famous streets, or enjoy a good meal, just take the dinghy to the southern wall. Sveta Eufemija Bay is much bigger than Rab Harbour. It is recessed more than a mile inland. On the north side is the town of Rab and its outskirts, around Palit Cove, and the shoreline extends all the way to Kampor. At the base of the bay is the monastery of St. Eufemija, one of Rab’s most beautiful monuments, dating back to the 13th century, which houses the monastery museum collection. Brother Ambrose Testen, the artist, lived and worked here, and his works form part of the collection. On the south side, the bay is protected by Frkanj peninsula, a narrow, wooded tongue of land. However large it may be, the bay is not fully protected in all weathers. It is exposed to the jugo, and if this wind is blowing, it may be better to anchor elsewhere. There is usually plenty of warning of the jugo’s arrival, so you have time to relocate. There is better shelter from the bura, but this wind creates waves, and the best spot in such conditions is by the north shore. In stable weather, anchor in the middle of Palit Cove, where the depths are good and the silty bed provides good purchase. You can also anchor and tie up stern to shore in one of the two coves on the southern shore of the bay. The base of the bay is shallow and it is not worth trying to get there.