Where is Dubrovnik?

Dubrovnik is a city along the beautiful Croatian coast that is famous for it's Old Town and Fortress. The city was completed in the 16th century and faces the Adriatic sea. It is now a popular tourist destination, partly due to the magnificent walls that surrounds the Old Town, the stunning landscape along the coast, as well as it's incredible restaurant scene and culture.

What is Dubrovnik Like?

All throughout the city you will find wonderful cobbled streets and old but well maintained architecture. Dubrovnik feels like a city of food and you will find an endless choice of restaurants along the streets winding throughout the Old Town. Many of these offer affordable dishes with great service and atmosphere.  For those who enjoy fish you will be spoilt for choice with lots of fresh dishes on most menus.

Things to do

Walk the Walls

One of the most popular things to do in Dubrovnik includes walking the walls. This takes a couple of hours and as you walk you will get breathtaking and high perspectives of the Old Town, as well as the Adriatic sea, surrounding city and landscape. Also along the route you will find some places to stop for refreshments if you wish.

Fort Lovrijenac

Also included in the price of the walls (or you can buy separately) is entrance to the Fortress which is just up from Old Town.  If you go up to the top you will get panoramic views towards the Old Town and City.  Fortress Lovrijenac was also used as a filming location for Game of Thrones. Learn more and see some scenes from the show here.

Beaches

There are several places to swim along the Croatian coast including Banje beach slightly down from Dubrovnik Old Town. This can get quite busy during the peak season as seen below, but it's well worth it to relax along the beach and take a dip in the stunning and refreshing clear water.

Alternatively, along the coast you can sometimes find steps leading down to secret areas such as below.

Boat tours

The city has plenty of boat tours on offer. Simply head to the old harbour and you'll find lots of sales desks that will be more than happy to help you.

Kayaking and water sports

If you'd rather get a bit wet, you'll find plenty of water sports on offer for single hire or with the option of doing day or sunset sunset group tours. Head to the Pile Gate (North Entrance to Old Town) and you will see sales agents that can help and advise you.

Views of the city

For some of the best views of the city head up the roads to the south of the city, or up the Gondola Cable Car which goes to the highest point directly above the city.

If you have a car you can also head to several viewpoints along the main road such as here...

Places to Stay

• If you are travelling cheap a great hostel worth staying at, which is located halfway between the Old Town and Main bus Station is Hostel 365 For U.
• If you wanted a luxury hotel consider staying at the Hotel Imperial which is one of Dubrovnik's most famous and oldest hotels.
• There are plenty of other fantastic places to stay, consider checking them out on on Booking.com.

Places to Eat

All throughout the city, especially old town you will be spoilt for choice. As well as high quality food you will often be in a beautiful ambience. To find a restaurant you could explore and look at menus whilst there, or if you wanted to do research beforehand visit www.tripadvisor.co.uk. Trip Advisor will provide you with hundreds of suggestions reviewed by previous customers and is a good source of information.

Start Booking

Consider looking on www.skyscanner.net/ to research your flights. It is our first choice and an excellent tool that can help you find the cheapest flights from wherever you are to Dubrovnik.

Have you been to Dubrovnik? What did you think and what else would you recommend people do?