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Dubrovnik Slideshow
Dubrovnik
Travel Blogs from Dubrovnik, Croatia
Beautiful Balkans
... and funloving people. Our host served the best homemade red wine we have ever tasted! On to Croatia and the beautiful old city of Dubrovnik, a UNESCO World Heritage site and known as the "pearl of the Adriatic" with Gothic Renaissance and ...
Dalmatian Excursions
... all within 20 years... Anyway, the trip was incredible... the nature was amazing... the people and history... very interesting. However, Croatia (although a gem) is not a HIDDEN gem. There were more tourists here than in Greece... and it was not any ...
Croatia
... of an ancient fortress. We stayed for 3 nights, spent the days strolling and swimming - taking it easy. Our ferry ride to Dubrovnik took us past Korcula and several other islands worth a look in the future. As we approached Dubrovnik it was clear this ...
Schoenste Fahrt / Most beautiful drive
... dabei war was das Motorradfahrerherz auf Hochtouren schlagen laesst. Und dieses Lob gehoert Bosnien Herzegowina. Danach 2 Naechtestop in Dubrovnik, wo die Kroaten wohl etwas uebermuetig geworden sind und glauben, wie in Monaco alles extrateuer zu ...
Dubrovnik
One of the most beautiful cities in the world was only a 3 1/2 hour ferry ride away. Dubrovnik was pretty amazing to say the least. Overcoming the usual 'soba-lady'-onslaught, we found the nicest family to stay with. Ivo and Vesna and their 3 children ...
Dubrovnik and Lokrum Island, Croatia
... and Montenegrans attacked Dubrovnik from the ridge above town in a siege that killed thousands and caused extensive damage. Having visited Dubrovnik last summer with Lee and Ruben, there were a lot of attractions that I will not do this time since we ...
Dubrovnik, Croatia
... , Kelly, Anne, and Christina, were very cool and generous...thanks again for a fun night. On our last evening in Dubrovnik, we attended the last night of the Dubrovnik Theatre and Arts Festival. For 50 kuna (approx 7 euro each...amazing!) we ...
Libertas
... . I finished the morning by visiting the treasury inside the cathedral. Its got some baody parts of St. Blaise who supposely saved Dubrovnik from a surprise attack from Venice in the 1700's. The town hailed him as a hero and after he died, his head, ...
LOOOONG travel to croatia
... as he told us. I can't even imagine what that was like. We found out later by reading a book that Dubrovnik never feel to Serbian attacks. The city people armed themselves with hunting rifles and used the old city walls as protection ...
I LOVE CROATIA!!!!
... ever met in my life!! it is crazy to see how far the people here have come since the early 90s. Even though dubrovnik is now so commercial and touristy, there are still reminders everywhere of what this city looked like during the war. i have ...
Another Rendezvous
... before re-entering Croatia with little more than a Bosnian customs officer coming on to sight our passports. Once in Dubrovnik we had a thirty minute uphill trek to our hostel with our bludging backpacks. This certainly was not appreciated ...
He ouais encore un break...
Je profte de mon avance sur le programme pour rester un jour a Dubrovnic... La vieille ville est vraiment ...
Europe, glorious europe
... the sandwiches with cheese and the coffee. It's Europe! We continued our love affair with the west when we landed in Dubrovnik and enjoyed the best airport experience of our entire trip. There were no visas, no entry forms, no questions; ...
the morning after....
... !) so the walking pace was not at usual Bek pace (no lethal legs appearing here!) and as it was my birthday week, i'd decided that Dubrovnik was to be my holiday from travelling - that is, just chill a bit more, and take things extra slowly - sort of like ...
Des montagnes a la mer...
... ! Et puis a Split, retour a mon voyage apres cette pause conviviale et ces nouvelles amities. Aujourd hui je suis a Dubrovnik, enclave entre les montagnes et ses fortifications et je vais passer ma journee a arpenter ses petites ruelles vertigineuses. Je ...
Ahhhhh lovely Dubrovnik!!
... (up and down and up and down again - it's hilly!!) until the ship leaves later this arvo for Venice tomorrow. My day in Dubrovnik finished with a trip around the inside of the old town. The place was ravaged in the recent war and has been restored pretty ...
A war in the sky
... monastery which has the 3rd oldest functioning pharmacy in Europe dating from 1391. Although often overrun by tourists and Italian restaurants, it is easy to turn a few corners and avoid the herds. (Dubrovnik to Mostar 79kn each, 3 1/2 ...
Dubrovnik
... . Unfortunately we didn't bring our swim suits down the hill. But hey there was no one. We swam in the Adriatic anyway. Dubrovnik itself is this big fortress. It's a bit touristy and the old city is really used for nothing other than tourists. Still cool. ...
Dubrovnik, more than worth the efforts to get here
... Old Town) which was a great location. We found out the family of the lady that runs the apartments has lived in Dubrovnik for five centruies! YIKES! 500 years in one city! How many Americans can say that? Cokes are expensive here...like $3 ...
Dubrovtastic
... hour journey, with a passport control slowing us down entering Bosnia, and quickly back into Croatia on the other side. I had contacted a couchsurfer in Dubrovnik that was an extremely rare and lucky score. More often than not, the ...
Croatia: Part 2 (Split and Dubrovnik)
... (the clearest and bluest sea in the world, I'm convinced) and a whole portion of it was preserved as "Old Dubrovnik." One of the coolest things about Croatia is that it has so much history even though it's such a new country. We spent most of ...
La perle de l'Adriatique
... venait nous redonner le sourire sur la ville de Makarska dont nous n'avions entendu parler ni d'Adam ni d'Ève, mais qui aurait certainement valu une place dans notre itinéraire. 1. Dubrovnik - du haut de la montagne. Wow. Tout ...
Homeless (hotel-less?) in Dubrovnik
... feel somewhat normal again. And after seeing a bit of the town, I don't regret coming here, even though last night was terrible. Dubrovnik is stunning. It is a walled city, and right on the water. The views are amazing. We're almost tempted to skip ...
Bombing
... wall, zou can see all the red roof top tiles. Most of the roofs are brand new because almost the entire citz of Dubrovnik was destrozed onlz about 10 zears ago with bombing. The city has quickly been rebuit with the same material and method as ...
From Asia to the Baltic
... day when you don't have a load of cruise boat tourists with you. They have to be the most annoying thing about Dubrovnik followed closely by the modernisation of the city to meet tourism. We thought the city was lovely and beautiful and ...
Laxing out on the Croatian beaches
... was also known for its seafood and Astro and Suse managed to get a big feed of mussels for €6. We then headed for Dubrovnik again to meet up with Mads and Kim for the last time, as they were getting the ferry straight from there to Italy and ...
In the air
... , I decided to take the rain clouds hovering over London with me. And so it came to pass, that on arrival at Dubrovnik airport, I was greeted by a light grey drizzle, while apparently certain friends back home basked in an unexpected day of sunshine! In ...
"Pearl of the Adriatic"
Some famous writer called Dubrovnik the "pearl of the adriatic" and it's not too hard to see why, it's got a stunning position and has a fantastic old medieval style walled "Old Town" (or "Stari Grad"). I arrived in the town and met up with Pauly - our ...
Dino! Gentleman!
... kept it together. The extra time on the bus resulted in me finishing the Davinci Code. What a great book! Once I arrived in Dubrovnik, I stared at the very large city map plastered on the wall of the bus station. The very first ...