Dubrovnik, Croatia
* Mt Sdr Cable Car - A round trip ticket up in the cable car costs 200 Kuna for
a return ticket (27 Euros). The views are great, especially if you come at
sunset. * St Lawrence Fortress (Lovrijenac)/Wall Walk - Start outside the Pile
Gate and walk to the St. Lawrence Fortress. You’ll get great views of the Old
City from there. Note: the St. Lawrence Fortress is included in the ticket that
you pay for the Walls.After you’ve seen the St. Lawrence Fortress, walk back
through the Pile Gate and see, in order: Big Onofrio’s fountain, St. Saviour
Church, and the Franciscan Monastery. * The Stradunis the main street in Old
Dubrovnik and runs 300 meters from the inner Pile Gate (Western Gate) and inner
Ploce Gate (Eastern Gate). If you walk to the end of it you’ll see more of the
city’s highlights including the Bell Tower (below right), the Sponza Palace, St.
Blasius Church and the Rector’s Palace. * The Dubrovnik Cathedral is another of
the city’s highlights. Legend is that it was financed by Richard the Lionhearted
after he was shipwrecked on nearby Lokrum Island following his return from the
Crusades in 1192. It holds the bones of Dubronik’s patron saint Saint Blasius.
It has been destroyed many times by earthquakes, including the famous 1667 quake
* Day trip or overnight stay to Kotor in Montenegro *
- Sveti Jakov Beach
- Copacabana Beach
- Blue Cave Small-Group Boat Tour from Dubrovnik
- Kravice Waterfalls, Mostar and Pocitelj Day Tour from Dubrovnik