After staying in
Dubrovnik for a week, decided to compiled this short article that I call “cut the crap
and just tell me must-see places”. So, let’s get right into it. The
caveat is that we traveled here during covid 19, that means no crowds, no time wasting in the lines, and cheaper prices. So future traveler might want to keep this in mind. We were
able to see the town at its natural environment with empty streets, local people, and slower pace of life. If you
are coming during tourist peak season, expect to see sea of people.
Without further adu, let’s jump right into things to see in the magical
“pearl of Adriatic”.
1. Old town.
Old town worth dedicating 2/3 days to it. You could see all landmarks in a day, but that would be hellova long day filled with sweat, exhaustion, and historic names, facts, and years which will make a porridge of information in anyone’s head. So, I would highly recommend plan visiting this place for several day. Must see places within the town would be:
City walls. There is not much information along the wall, so I would suggest reading about it prior to visiting. Really nice views, picture opportunities (you’ll be passing a school with nonchalant looking students seen through wide open windows) and the wind breeze of 15th century. Do not waste your time at Lovrjenac fort, there is nothing special in it, besides the views and the fact that it has very thin wall facing the city (compared the walls facing the open sea) built such, that commander of the fort won’t be seduced to mutiny and attack the city.
Rector’s palace. Highly recommend dedicating at least an hour here as it holds wide array of artifacts including art, coins, and bunch of historic items. They sell tickets that include several other entries to different museums, which sprinkled inside the town (my suggestion is Maritime museum only, don’t waste your time at others ). Natural History museum is great for families with kids.
Places to consider before visiting are:
- Apatheca, it is literally one small room filled with religious and couple medical artifacts, the garden inside though worth visiting and admiring!
- I wouldn’t take the funicular as well, $25 ticket is too steep of price for couple of bird view pictures of old town, same pictures can be taken if you have means to go up the mountains.
2. Take a nice dip in the warm waters behind fortress of St. Juan, whenever else you’ll have opportunity to swim right next to medieval city walls?
Take an audio guide or look for free/paid tours for
better understanding of Independent Republic of Ragusa, otherwise what’s the point
of looking at buildings, not knowing history behind them?
3. If you have extra time at your disposal, take a tour to visit one or more islands. I wouldn’t recommend the one we’ve taken (3 islands, Blue Cove, lunch and drinks included), although it still was nice to see nearby islands and spend the day sea relaxing.
4. If you still have more time, I want to ask you what do you do in life to have so much free time? Then go for a day trip to neighboring Trebinje, which is a small town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has its unique, quiet, small Balkan town vibe. We never made it there thanks to strict covid 19 custom requirements at the border. But after researching online, I think it’s a great idea to visit Trebinje just to have a perspective of different cultures in such close proximity. Signs in Cyrillic alphabet, mosque left by Ottomans, photogenic bridge and Old Town will capture and captivate your hungry tourist eyes.
That is, it! You’ve arrived to the end of the article, and I truly believe if you’ve covered these three points you learned a lot and understand ubiquities history of this region!!!
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