Location: Dubrovnik
Top Things to do in Dubrovnik
The 10 Best Historic Sites in Dubrovnik, Dalmatia
Dubrovnik has recovered from the war damage it suffered during the 1990s, and visitors have returned to this tranquil city. Nestled between the Adriatic and the Dinaric Alps, it’s an accessible and affordable city break for many European travelers. The pedestrian-only Old Town is especially charming.
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1. Walls of Dubrovnik
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4.5 based on 23,727 reviews
Reviewed By 150gordonh
Great walk and around city with fantastic views, be aware that when cruise boats are in it can be very busy, take plenty of water and wear sensible shoes
2. Fort Lovrijenac
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4.5 based on 1,452 reviews
Reviewed By LucyFelthouse
Entrance here is included in your ticket if you have walked the city walls. It's a little bit of a trek to get here from the main city, so be aware of that if you have mobility issues, but it's well worth it. You pass stunning scenery on the way (and stuff you'll recognise if you're a Game of Thrones fan), and the fort itself is fascinating and provides amazing views back towards the city and over the bay/sea. Definitely worth checking out.
3. Korcula Island - Priscapac
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4.5 based on 938 reviews
Reviewed By 234shikhak - Vancouver, Canada
Korcula is a beautiful island in the Adriatic sea. It has an area of 279 km2 ;46.8 km long and 7.8 km wide. It lies just off the Dalmatian coast. It’s population is only about 15,522 people. Korcula is said to have been the birth place of the famous explorer Marco Polo and his home is still viewable there. ( Others say he was born in Venice) The Island has been known for several famous scholars, lawyers, bishops and has many historical buildings. Korčula is linked to the mainland by a regular ferry service that runs between Dominče, just outside Korčula Town and Orebić. It is a very quick 15 minute ferry ride from Orebic. There are numerous local ferry services including one linking Vela Luka and Lastovo.The main Croatian ferry operator Jadrolinija runs a service linking Korčula Town with Rijeka, Split, Hvar, Mljet, Dubrovnik . Korcula is a beautiful, stone walled town with the Bishop’s palace with theBishop’s artwork collection, a gorgeous old church with glass works, and the town museum has the remains of the old stonemasonry workshops. There are some cute gift shops, local liquor stores and beautiful restaurants with a few Michelin star restaurants. Once in Korcula it is very easy to walk most of the island, we had a guided tour as we wanted to know about the history of the island, and it’s place in the Ventian empire, the house of Marco Polo. It is a great way to spend a day. If you do not want to be rushed it is best to take a private tour car.
4. St. John's Fortress
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4.5 based on 214 reviews
Reviewed By 302mollys - Market Harborough, United Kingdom
We visited here after finding out our ticket for the walls could also be used here. I believe it is about 80 of their local currency if you want to do this separately. It’s a lovely walk up, if a little steep but a great view on a lovely day. Only takes 20 mins or so to get up and down so would highly recommend if you have a ticket for the walls as you see the Old Town from a different view.
5. Fort Imperial
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4.5 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By 317callumg - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Take the cable car up, if you don’t want a long uphill walk. The fort itself is impressive, but the real reason to visit is for the Homeland War museum, describing the civil war in former Yugoslavia from the Croatian perspective. The defence of the fort certainly appears to have halted more destruction/capture of Dubrovnik by the JNA and its defence was certainly heroic. The sculpture exhibition and description of internment and torture of Croats, Bosnian Muslims etc by the Serbs is harrowing. There are interesting military artefacts from the war and the description of events is interesting and compelling.
6. The Franciscan Church and Monastery
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4.0 based on 839 reviews
This 14th-century church and monastery contains a pharmacy museum and a world-renowned collection of ancient manuscripts.
Reviewed By SESNoVA - Annandale, United States
Duck around the corner, and pay your fee just past the ‘modern’ pharmacy, and enter a peaceful cloister. In the back corner is a small museum with religious art and writing that predates the great earthquake , including a cityscape showing real Ragusa. There’s also an old pharmacy display which is well done.
7. Rector's Palace
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4.0 based on 977 reviews
Reviewed By zubenel57 - Dundee, United Kingdom
The Rector's Palace is situated on the eastern side of old Dubrovnik and we gained entrance via our Dubrovnik card. This is a 15th century palace that houses many collections e.g. icons, old masters, coins, statues, antique furniture, weaponry etc. of historical exhibits (approx 10,000 exhibits) that covers the periods from the 15th century up to the 20th century. I found this museum to be very enjoyable with the number, variation and quality of exhibits thoroughly depicting the history of Dubrovnik. My favourites were the old masters and the antique furniture and I couldn't help noticing the heavy Venetian influence on the exhibits. I think this is a must see for understanding Dubrovnik's ancient history and development as a fortified city.
8. Synagogue
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4.0 based on 353 reviews
Reviewed By TorontoEh
We came here with Vesna, who leads Jewish tours of Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik Jewish Heritage Private Walking Tour), who we found through her company’s link to the synagogue on Trip Advisor. The synagogue is beautifully preserved, still active (on occasion), and both the sanctuary and museum contain exquisite Torahs and other examples of Judaica, as well as historical documents and information. We would have enjoyed it on our own, but having Vesna there enriched our visit enormously. We learned the history of the Jews in Dubrovnik and on the Adriatic coast, which was quite different from what we usually think of regarding Croatia. Vesna was knowledgeable, interesting, informative and personable. We were so glad we spent our afternoon in Dubrovnik with her and got to learn all about the synagogue and both the Croatian and Jewish communities.
9. Dominican Monastery
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4.0 based on 413 reviews
Reviewed By SESNoVA - Annandale, United States
Find this corner of Dubrovnik, and enter the church (currently under renovation but impressive), and then go around the corner to pay to enter the cloister and museum. When we were there, the tour groups weren’t (around 1pm), and we got to enjoy the quiet and the space, and a very nice small museum of religious art(really well done), including altarpiece paintings, votive offerings, and interesting reliquaries. It may not happen all the time, but it was a peaceful space for us!
10. Fort Bokar
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4.0 based on 188 reviews
Reviewed By tihomirkosic - Kotor, Montenegro
The Walls of Dubrovnik are complexive structure, amongst the largest and most complete in Europe, protected the freedom and safety of a "civilised" and "sophisticated" republic that flourished in peace and prosperity for some five centuries. The walls were reinforced by three circular and 14 quadrangular towers, five bastions (bulwarks), two angular fortifications and the large St. John's Fortress. Land walls were additionally reinforced by one larger bastion and nine smaller semicircular ones, like the casemate Fort Bokar, the oldest preserved fort of that kind in Europe.The moat that ran around the outside section of the city walls, which were armed by more than 120 cannons, provided superb city defense capabilities
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