Museums
Franciscan Monastery Museum
Houses artifacts from one of the world's oldest pharmacies.
Maritime Museum
Considering how vital sailing and shipbuilding were to the growth of the Dubrovnik Republic, this is one of the cityâs most important museums.
Home of Marin Drzic
Memorial house of Marin Drzic, one of Croatia's most famous writers.
The Sponza Palace Museum (Museum of the State Archives)
Dominican Monastery Museum
Paintings and artifacts from Dubrovnik's past.
Dubrovnik Natural History Museum (Prirodoslovni muzej)
The collection of 100 year-old taxidermy specimens dates back to 1872 and may not appeal to everyone.
The Rector`s Palace Museum
Artifacts, paintings and furniture dating back from the time of the Dubrovnik Republic.
The Treasury of Cathedral
The Treasury has 138 reliquaries which are carried around the city during the Feast of St Blaise.
Some museums offer a discount ticket if you visit more than one museum. For example its 40 kn for the Rectors Palace, 45 kn for Rectors Palace and Ethnographic museum, and 50 kn for Rectors Palace, Ethnographic museum and Maritime museum. You can use these tickets on multiple days.
Sigurata Convent Museum
The Etnographic Museum (Rupe Granary)
Built in 1590, this is a fascinating building in itself, and the exhibits showcase the economic, cultural and spiritual development of Dubrovnik. The folk costumes and textiles give the best flavour of the region where folk culture is still celebrated.
Churches
Franciscan Monastery
This beautiful monastery with Baroque Church, houses a Romanesque cloister and the third oldest pharmacy in the world.
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
This impressive building is in the Poljana Marin DržiÄ. Supposedly, the original church was built with money donated by Richard the Lionhearted who survived shipwreck on his way home from the Third Crusade. The current Roman Baroque cathedral dates from the 18th Century.
Church of Saint Blaise (Crkva Svetog Vlaha)
Baroque Church dedicated to the city's patron saint.
Old town
Sponza Palace
Gothic Renaissance palace, one of the few buildings that has maintained its form from before the catastrophic 1667 earthquake. Hosts historic archives. Memorial room of defenders. Open 10AM-10PM. 20 kn
Rector's Palace
Formerly the palace of the Major Council, now houses a museum dedicated to the city's history.
War Photo Limited
An exhibition centre of war and conflict photography. Exhibits change during the season. Stunning images by world renowned photo journalists.
Pile Gate
A convenient starting place for your stroll through the Old Town is the Pile Gate. Before entering the Old Town, Fort Lovrjenac, the first among many sites worth seeing in Dubrovnik, provides a good view of the Old Town and its wall.
Fort Lovrijenac
The monumental fort rises above 37 m high rock. It changed roles in the course of history. The main purpose of its construction was defense, and the main idea was to protect the freedom of Dubrovnik.
Aquarium
Roland's Column
A slender stone flag staff of the legendary knight. Also known as Orlando's Column. Ever since its foundation in 1950, the Dubrovnik Summer Festival is officially opened by raising a flag carrying the city's motto Libertus on Orlando's staff.
Bell Tower
On top of the tower are the famous 'Zelenci' The Green Ones, bronze statues which strike the gigantic bell every hour. They have been recently replaced with copies and the originals are in the atrium of the Sponza Palace.
Placa Stradun
The Stradun Placa is the central street of the city of Dubrovnik and is the place where the old city comes to life. During the day, explore the shades of the peripendicular streets and alleys on its sides, and during the night, take walks up and down the Stradun with an ice-cream in hand. The uniform Baroque architecture of the houses in Placa, with shops on the street level and their 'knee-like' entrances, got its present-day form in the restoration of the City taking place after the disastrous earthquake in 1667, when a large number of luxurious Gothic and Renaissance palaces had been destroyed. The architectural design of Placa reveals effective solutions and the business sense of the Dubrovnik Republic in those difficult times. Today, Placa is still the shopping centre and venue of major events.
Big Onofrio´s Fountain
In the western Pile entrance of the old town, The fountain stairs are nowadays a favourite meeting place for local youth and where both the tourists and pigeons take rest and refresh themselves with cool water.
Lapad Beach
Lapad Peninsula A car free, sandy beach area on the Lapad Peninsula, approximately 3.5 km from the old town, where you can relax in the shade of the numerous trees. At the end of a long pedestrianised street full of cafe bars and restaurants you will see many popular pebble beaches known as Lapad beaches. These beaches are really beautiful and well used. Lapad is definitely one of the most beautiful parts of Dubrovnik and you really must visit it. If you take the headland path to the right hand side of Lapad beach, as you look at the Adriatic, you can walk along a charming little coast path with small concrete 'beaches' and ladders into the sea. These were put in during the Tito era and are ideal for one or two sunbathers. Walking further along is an excellent local fish restaurant - ideal for ending the day. The walk back is not particularly well lit, but perfectly safe.
Dubrovnik was heavily bombed during the Croatian War of Independence from 1991 to 1995. Almost all of the damage has been repaired; however, if you look closely around the old town, mortar damage in the cobblestone streets and bullet marks in the stone houses are visible.