Hi guys, my name is Rok and I am a tour guide and in the next 6 minutes I will show you The
Best Of Dubrovnik, Croatia, how to see it all and enjoy its best beaches in just two days.
Start your first day at the top of the Srđ mountain, rising above the old town.
It offers the best views and in the morning you can take the best photos.
It can be reached by a cable car just outside the town walls.
On the top is Napoleon’s Fort with an interesting museum of Dubrovnik during the war in the 1990s.
You can also treat yourself with the most scenic coffee break or a delicious meal.
Descend to the town walls and enter one of the best preserved medieval walled towns
through one of its gates. Eastern Ploče gates with a beautiful stone bridge were used in The
Games Of Thrones. But even more impressive are western Pile gates, leading straight to the heart
and soul of Dubrovnik, Stradun street. Street runs through the entire length of the old town,
connecting the two gates. It begins with the Big Onofrio fountain and is lined by beautiful
old stone houses full of nice shops, cafes and restaurants. Limestone pavement has been
polished by centuries of countless feet and was used as a filming location for various movies
and The Games Of Thrones series. You can’t get lost in the old town
even if you explore its narrow side streets. Limestone pavement, stairs and magical arches
lead between old stone houses full of nice shops and restaurants. Sooner or later you will stumble
upon charming squares and beautiful Jesuit Staircase, another famous filming location.
For a refreshment you can try something unique. In the massive defensive wall facing the sea
is a small door, almost a secret passageway, leading to the other side of the walls,
where rocky cliffs are facing the sea. This is the setting of a popular Buža bar with
amazing sea views. The brave ones can also take a refreshing dive from a cliff known as The Lion.
Old town has several churches, but the most important one is
the Roman Catholic cathedral from the 1700s. Like most of Dubrovnik,
the previous church was crumbled to dust in the Great Earthquake of 1667, after which the entire
Dubrovnik had to be rebuilt. Church is adorned with beautiful marble altars and paintings,
but the most impressive one is Titian's Assumption of the Virgin Mary at the main altar.
Dubrovnik also has great beaches with crystal clear Adriatic Sea. One of the most beautiful
ones is Banje beach, just outside the old town. This pebble beach offers a
wonderful view of the city harbour and the nearby Lokrum island. It has a restaurant,
a lounge bar, sunbeds and canopies. At night it turns into an elite place for a good time.
To avoid the heat, begin your second day with mighty Dubrovnik walls. You can walk on the top
of the finest defensive walls in the world that have never been breached and still completely
encircle the old town. Walls were reinforced by forts and towers and the most impressive one
is the round Minčeta tower, the highest point of the defensive system. The circle above the roofs
of the old town is about 2 kilometers or 1,2 miles and it offers the most amazing and unique views.
After descending from the walls you can cool down in the nearby Franciscan Monastery.
Besides seeing a beautiful church, you can take a walk around its cloister, a covered walkway
of the interior courtyard with stone arches and semicircular vaults. Cloister leads to
a small museum and to the oldest pharmacy in Europe that has been opened since 1317.
Impressive detached Fort Lawrence on a sheer rock overlooking the sea, was of prime importance
for the defence of Dubrovnik. Behind its impressive walls there isn’t much content,
but the fort does offer a spectacular afternoon view of the old town and its terraces are used
as a stage for Dubrovnik Summer Festival. Another great option for a swim is on the
Lapad peninsula, a modern part of Dubrovnik with nice hotels, restaurants and bars. Here you will
find a relaxed holiday beach atmosphere. Nice pedestrian promenade with cafes and restaurants
leads to pebbly Lapad beach with fabulous views, especially in the evening when the
sunsets over the islands are spectacular. Back in the old town are still few gems
worth visiting. Rector's Palace was the seat of the head of the Dubrovnik state called Rector,
the seat of the Council and state administration. It was damaged by fires, gunpowder explosions and
earthquakes and due to its turbulent past it has a unique mixture of different architectural styles.
Inside is an interesting museum of Dubrovnik, where among other interesting artefacts,
are the original keys of the city gates. Just outside the Rector's Palace is Loggia
square, surrounded by beautiful buildings, including the city bell tower with a clock,
a landmark of Dubrovnik. Here is also a baroque church of Saint Blaise, the patron of the city
and in front of it is a stone column with carved knight Orlando from 1400s. Square has nice cafes
and restaurants and is a perfect place to end your day with an evening drink or dinner. If you want
to return to Dubrovnik, look around the square for a statue with a strange nose. Rubbing the nose of
a writer known as Dubrovnik's Shakespeare is a sign that someday you will return to Dubrovnik.
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