Dubrovnik Things to Do Tips by piglet44

A walk around the wall is a must. You see the city from different angles ,the red tiled roofs, the people on the Stradun, the sea, and also just ordinary Dubrovnik residents hanging up their laundry and people sitting in cafes, all from above!

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Address: city walls

we wanted to visit one of the islands but could not decide which one to choose, as we only had 4 days in Dubrovnik. We wanted to see Korcula but could not figure out how to get there and back the same day and the excursion left at 8.20 in the morning ( a bit too much for us as we arrived on a night flight really exhausted) did not fancy the 3 island excursion, as it spent only an hour or so on each island
so we went and asked a local which island to choose and she said Lopud! so that's what we picked.The island was perfect... quiet,a lovely 30minute walk through pine trees, and then a perfect beach , clean water, white sand and a little restaurant.
Heaven!

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Address: Island of Lopud
Directions: 2 hour boat trip from Gruz port. buy the ticket from Jadrolinja office in the port.
Website: http://web.tzdubrovnik.hr/beaches.shtml

we took another day trip by boat from the Old City Port (not Gruz) to the picturesque town of Cavtat. It is only about 45 minutes by boat and you get a great view of the old city of Dubrovnik and the coastline on the way.Once you get to Cavtat you can swim, eat , walk around the town and in the little park and it is very relaxing and pleasant. You can also drive there if you are renting a car (but then a car in Dub is just a hindrance I think)

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Address: Cavtat is south of Dubrovnik, near the airport
Directions: just go down to the old port and they will sell you a ticket to go there

We walked down the Stradun ,and went to visit the Old Synagogue and Jewish Museum .(very interesting) .We also visited the Sponza Palace and the church ,which were nice.
Then the next day we took a bus (1A outside Pile gate) to Lapad peninsula where most of the tourists stay to check out the beaches there.
Since we had been to Lopud the day before we were not so impressed with the beaches over at Lapad which are mostly just slabs of concrete outside each of the hotels.
Anyway the view over the sea and of the city was stunning as usual.
Finally we walked around the port area of Gruz a bit and had a brilliant fish meal there.

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We wandered around in the old city enjoying the brilliant atmosphere and the lovely old buildings. Every alleyway seems to have a great view and the main Stradun is full of ice cream shops , tourist shops and all the usual attractions. We visited the Sponza palace , the clock tower and the city wall walk.We would have seen much more but we wanted to relax and soak up the atmosphere.History buffs will probably want a complete history of the city- sorry no can do! But everything is very picturesque and fascinating. Amazing to see how the Croatians have done such a great job of rebuilding everything since the war.

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Address: Old City
Directions: Enter from Pile gate or Ploce Gate.