Athens Of Mediterranean: Dubrovnik

The city of Dubrovnik (latin: Rausium later Ragusium, Italian and German Ragusa) is a city in southern Croatia in the Adriatic.
This 60.000- inhabitant town is also called "the pearl of Adriatic" or "Croatian Athens" and it was inscibed on UNESCO`s World Heritage List in 1979.

It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Croatia.Georg Bernard Shaw said, after he had visited Dubrovnik, that it is the "paradise on earth".
Therefor it is not really surprising that the city, which was built in the 7th century on a rock and is completely surrounded by a thick wall, is one of the most popular destinations in Croatia but every traveler must necessarily form his own unique image of the city.

The 250 cloudless days and 2554 hours of sunshine a year, invite to visit Dubrovnik Map the whole year.
This climate takes the place of a leading position among Southern cities.

Dubrovnik is known as a historical city and so it offers numerous sights and treasures in the old town you really shouldn`t miss.

So you should vistit:
the oldest communal theater in Europe
City Walls
Big Fountain of Ononfio
Stradun of Dubrovnik
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Treasure
Dubrovnik Franciscan Monastry
…

Don`t miss excursions to:
Elafite Islands
Island Lokrum
Water mills in Gruda (Konvale)
Bay of Kotur (Montenegro)
The island of Korcula
Mostar
Hvar

The excursions are very well organized with multilingual guides and an organized transportation.
Who would like to explore these regions independently, should do it by car because the areas are not that close to Dubrovnik ( especially Montenegro, Mostar and Medjugorje) and it is comfortable to be flexible.

If you want to relax, do this on one of the numerous beautiful beaches. Enjoy the nice weather on amazing beaches like the "Copacabana Beach".

Dubrovnik offers besides numerous sights, treasures and beautiful beaches a lot of CULTURAL EVENTS.
One of the most representative cultural event in Croatia is the "Dubrovnik summer festival" with theater, ballet, opera and international music events from 10th July until 25th August.

Or enjoy one of the CULTURAL DAYS in Dubrovnik.
The most important one is the 15th February, when the habitants of Dubrovnik celebrate the Holy Patron of the city St.Vlaho.
You will see figures of St.Vlaho all over the old town like he is looking over the streets and boulevards to protect his city against enemies and evils.

And THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL also take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia since 2003.
This filmfestival (DIFF - Dubrovnik International Film Festival) is an award ceremony for films in the categories fiction, documentary and short film and some international celebraties are present at this event every year.

Do you want to know how to reach Dubrovnik?

Car: You can take the new higtway A1 from Zagreb to Split so you don`t have to take the coastal, curved road from Rijeka although it is a nice route with beautiful views of nature.

You can also take a ferry from Italy to Rijeka and than go on to Dubrovnik.

A stress-free way to come to Dubrovnik is by plain.A lot of different airlines approache the airport in Cilipi especially during the summer.

However, you surely won`t regret the decision to spend your vacation in Dubrovnik