Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, historically also known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea.
Dubrovnik, historically also known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, a seaport and the centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. In 2021, its total population was 41,562. Recognizing its outstanding medieval architecture and fortifications, UNESCO inscribed the Old City of Dubrovnik as a World Heritage Site in 1979.
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Worth seeing in and around Dubrovnik
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik
The Rector's Palace is a palace in the city of Dubrovnik that used to serve as the seat of the Rector of the Republic of Ragusa between the 14th century and 1808. It was also the seat of the Minor Council and the state administration.
200 m · building in Croatia · Wikipedia - 02Dubrovnik Cathedral
The Dubrovnik Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Dubrovnik, Croatia. It is the seat of the Diocese of Dubrovnik.
200 m · cathedral · Wikipedia - 03University of Dubrovnik
The University of Dubrovnik is a public university located in Dubrovnik, Croatia. It has its roots in various successive institutions dedicated to the teaching of maritime engineering and naval architecture.
500 m · Croatian university · Wikipedia - 04Sponza Palace
The Sponza Palace, also called Divona, is a 16th-century palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Its name is derived from the Latin word "spongia", the spot where rainwater was collected.
200 m · palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia · Wikipedia - 05Franciscan Church and Monastery
The Franciscan friary and church is a large complex belonging to the Order of the Friars Minor. It consists of a friary, a church, a library, and a pharmacy.
200 m · church building in Dubrovnik, Croatia · Wikipedia - 06Lovrijenac
Fort Lovrijenac or St. Lawrence Fortress, Italian Fortezza di San Lorenzo, often called "Dubrovnik's Gibraltar", is a fortress and theater outside the western wall of the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia, 37 metres above sea level.
300 m · fortress and theater in Dubrovnik, Croatia · Wikipedia - 07St. Saviour Church
St. Saviour Church (Croatian: Crkva sv.
200 m · church in Dubrovnik, Croatia · Wikipedia - 08Franjo Tuđman Bridge
The Franjo Tuđman Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge carrying the D8 state road at the western approach to Dubrovnik, Croatia across Rijeka Dubrovačka near Port of Gruž.
3.9 km · cable-stayed bridge at Dubrovnik, Croatia · Wikipedia - 09Dubrovnik Synagogue
The Dubrovnik Synagogue, commonly called the Old Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The synagogue is the oldest Sefardic synagogue in use in the world and the second oldest synagogue in Europe.
1.8 km · Synagogue in Croatia · Wikipedia - 10Srđ
Srđ is a low mountain just behind the walled city of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia. The mountain, part of the Dinaric Alps, has a height of 412 metres.
1.1 km · mountain in Dubrovnik, Croatia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The Dubrovnik Pass (Summer: €40 one day, €50 three days, €60 seven days/ Winter: €15 one day, €25 three days, €35 seven days) is worth considering, as it is only €5 more than the entry to the City Walls, and includes most of the museums in the Old Town, in addition to unlimited bus rides within the town for the duration of the pass. Entry to the Old Town is free, a pass is only required to walk the walls.
- 01Pile Gate
- 02Big Onofrio's Fountain
- 03Roland's Column
A slender stone flag staff of the legendary knight.
- 04Bell Tower
On top of the tower are the famous 'Zelenci' (The Green Ones), bronze statues which strike the gigantic bell every hour.
- 05Sponza Palace
Gothic Renaissance palace, one of the few buildings that has maintained its form from before the catastrophic 1667 earthquake.
- 06Rector's Palace
The former palace of the Major Council houses a museum dedicated to the city's history.
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Things to do
Cliff Jumping @ Cafe Buža. See listing for Cafe Buža in the Drinks section. Lazareti, Frana Supila 8 (Ploce, just outside of the east entrance to the Old town), arl@du.htnet.hr. Old quarantine hospital serves as a cultural centre for concerts, exhibitions, workshops, theater, film, night clubs and literature. The concert hall/bar is a very cozy place with a decent sound system.
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Where to eat
There is a wide range of restaurants in the Old Town. Most offer a very similar menu of local seafood and some meat dishes, although there is more variety than in other coastal Croatian towns. The cuisine may not be very imaginative, but it is usually of good quality and very fresh.
- 01Buffet Škola
Freshly produced and the bread is a reminiscent of focaccia.
- 02Barba
Great sea street food, big portions, nice and friendly staff.
- 03Pizzeria Tabasco
Situated underneath the cable car system boarding point just near the walls of the old town.
- 04Pizzeria La Luna
Really good pizza with fresh ingredients.
- 05Konoba Tabak
Great food if you want to have a real taste of fresh fish & local food.
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Getting to Dubrovnik
- Airports
- Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković (DBV), 16 km · Mostar (OMO), 75 km · Podgorica / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase (TGD), 99 km
- Split → Dubrovnik166 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · €23–33
- Zadar → Dubrovnik285 km · quickest by road, 4h 50m · €35–50
- Velika Gorica → Dubrovnik378 km · quickest by air, 3h 52m · €100–160
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Dubrovnik
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Dubrovnik. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inTickets can be bought for example at the airport, the main bus station in Gruž, at the bus station at the lower cable car station or online at the Platanus website.
- Get inThe bus passes close to the Old Town en route to the airport and you can board this bus at the bus stop on Petra Kresimira 4 just above the Old Town, by the lower cable car station.
- Get inFerries from Rijeka: Jadrolinija ferries run along the coast, calling at Split, Stari Grad, Korčula and Sobra on the way.
- Get inFerries from Bari in Italy: the dull engine vibration or the swaying of the boat from high winds are likely to keep you awake.
- Get inThe year-round facility is Gruž Harbour by the ferry terminal, across the bay from Frapa Marina.
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