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Most Reviewed Things To Do in Dubrovnik!

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Things to do in Dubrovnik! The great thing about Dubrovnik is that its unmissable parts are so obvious. Your time will be well spent if you do nothing but walk the city walls, wander the Old Town and participate in the nightly ritual of the djir perambulating along Stradun, the great central avenue that's worn not just smooth, but downright shiny by centuries of strollers.

 

 

 

 

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Things to visit in Dubrovnik! AQUARIUM AND MARITIME MUSEUM
St. John's Fortress, at the southeast corner of the city walls, has stood guard over Dubrovnik's harbor since the 16th century. Today, it's home to two family-friendly museums that illustrate Croatia's love affair with the sea. The Maritime Museum houses nautical artifacts such as a 16th-century compass, a 17th-century atlas, and an 18th-century sailor's chest ( 385-20-323-904; www.mdc.hr/dubrovnik  ). The Aquarium pumps over more than 4,000 cubic feet of seawater through 31 tanks. Occupants include spiny lobsters, eels, sea horses, octopi, and the most popular resident: a 53-year-old loggerhead turtle (Kneza Damjana Jude 2; 385-20-323-978).

 

Things to do in Dubrovnik!BEACHES
Dubrovnik isn't as great a beach destination as the Dalmatian Islands that surround it. Stone ledges pass for beaches with the locals, but Banje Beach, a five-minute walk from the Old Town, is a nice swimming spot with a large stretch of the tiny pebbles that are common on Croatian shores. Or, you could hop a ferry and tour the surrounding Elafiti Islands: Koloccep, Lopud, Šipan, and Mljet.

Things to do in Dubrovnik!Dubrovnik Summer Festival
Od Sigurate 1
Tel: 385 20 326 100
www.dubrovnik-festival.hr
For seven weeks each summer, you can soak up some culture along with the Adriatic sunshine, when world-class musical, dance, and dramatic acts (James Galway, the Leipzig String Quartet, the Croatian National Ballet) flock to outdoor stages all over Dubrovnik. Be warned: The crowds can be maddening; purchase tickets in advance.

Things to do in Dubrovnik!FRANCISCAN MONASTERY AND MUSEUM
Placa 2
Tel: 385 20 321 410
Much of this Romanesque/Gothic structure (occupied by monks for more than 600 years) was rebuilt after the ruinous earthquake of 1667, but the 14th-century cloister survived. You can tour its columned courtyard with delicately carved capitals and a still-operational pharmacy from 1317. The gilded interior of the church next door has an impressive vaulted ceiling, and the accompanying museum displays old medical equipment, an early Christian sarcophagus, and cases of jewelry and crucifixes.


Things to do in Dubrovnik!LOKRUM
www.lokrum.hr
An island just ten minutes' ferry ride away, Lokrum was declared a nature reserve in 1964. Legend has it that Richard the Lion-Hearted was shipwrecked here in 1192 after the Crusades. In the 19th century, Ferdinand Maximilian of Hapsburg erected a mansion here. Now, there's a botanical garden (open to the public since 1959) and a hilltop fortress built by the French in 1806, with great views of the city and the islands. A little interior lake, the Mrtvo More (Dead Sea), is perfect for children—and tends to remain peaceful even when the many beaches on the perimeter are packed.


Things to visit in Dubrovnik!RECTOR'S PALACE
Pred dvorom Dvorom 1
Tel: 385 20 321 497
www.mdc.hr/dubrovnik/eng/kulturnopovijesni/index.html
This 15th-century palace (now a museum) was once the governmental seat of the Ragusan Republic, which ruled from the 13th to the early 19th centuries. Its Gothic columns, Renaissance arcade, offices, and parlors (still loaded with a centuries-old art collection) are befitting of a wealthy medieval city-state; its arsenal and prison cells, appropriate for its enemies.


Things to do in Dubrovnik!WALLS
Dubrovnik's 82-foot walls were built between the 8th and 13th centuries to keep invaders out, but these days the picturesque limestone fortifications do a better job of attracting foreigners than repelling them. The walls extend for more than a mile, so set aside an hour to walk their length and take in the view of terra-cotta roofs and the sea. Plan more time if you want to stop for a cocktail (vendors set up cabanas along the way) or visit the Aquarium and Maritime Museum at the wall's southeastern edge. A staircase by the Pile Gate, at the beginning of the Stradun, leads to the entrance. But you can also access the walls from the Franciscan Monastery, St. Luke's Tower, and St. John's Fortress. Dubrovnik city walls gallrey!

Luxury Gullet cruise - Starting at Dubrovnik, finishing at Split Explore the islands and towns of the Croatian Adriatic in the 29 meter 'Nostra Vita', a luxury sailing gullet with 5 double cabins sleeping 10 guests. With 4 crew, including skipper, cook, deck-hand and hostess. Read more....



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