[2][5] Its highest point, the Velji Vrh, lies at 243 m (797 ft) above sea level, and is located in the northwestern part of the island.

[7] Šipan can be reached by ferries from Dubrovnik, which also go to Lopud and Koločep (locally known as Kalamota), the latter of which is the southernmost inhabited island in Croatia.

Although some associate their origin with Herzegovina, according to other sources, that surname is mentioned in Šipan before the fall of Bosnia under Turkish rule in 1463.

In the end only two sons survived, Vice Stjepović-Skočibuha [hr], who would become the most respected representative of the merchant class of his time,[11] and Marin, a priest who spent his life in Naples and Dubrovnik.

During the Homeland War, more specifically the Siege of Dubrovnik, a fort located on the Velji Vrh was used as a defence against the Yugoslav People's Army.

[14] Šipan flourished during the Republic of Ragusa when some of the most common activities were shipbuilding, seamanship, olive cultivation, fishing, and viticulture.

[16] For hundreds of years, Šipan's fishing culture was strong, with it having had a large population of fishermen living on the island.

Great peak), lies at 243 m (797 ft) above mean sea level, and is located in the northwestern part of the island.

The 2nd highest point on the island, the Kameni Luk, located in the southeast, is slightly smaller than the Velji Vrh, with both hills being limestone crests.