Discover Dubrovnik
Restaurants, beaches and stays across Dubrovnik
City Guide
Discover Dubrovnik
253+ places across Dubrovnik and its coast. Konobas, beaches, hotels and nightlife - one independent guide.
Car Rental
Hire a car and explore the Dalmatian coast
Dubrovnik Local Guides
Small-group walking specialists, every guide
Travel Tip
Swim Off the Rocks
The coast shelves fast, so even the busiest beaches keep clear water. Locals skip the sunbeds and swim from the rock platforms at Dance and the wall ladders at Buza; bring swim shoes and watch the ladder on the way out.
Excelsa Nekretnine
Accounts are open to inspection,
Avant Car Dubrovnik
The same books cover multi-year
Restaurants
Old Town konobas & Adriatic seafood
Rose of Dubrovnik
The same firm handles holiday
Pharmacy Lapad
The nearest counter for the
Plaža Copacabana
Sculptures set out along the
Dubrovnik City Walls
No army ever took them,
Beaches
Banje, Sveti Jakov & the Lapad bays
Kokula Art & Craft Shop
A maker's shop rather than
Aura - Hookah and Cocktail Bar
One of the few Dubrovnik
Last Minute Rent a Car Dubrovnik Airport
A hire begun here can
Hostel Dubrovnik
Green surroundings by the yacht
Accommodation
Old Town stays & Lapad resorts
Rentals Dubrovnik
Owners hand over the whole
Food & Drink
Eat Like a Local
Order the things this coast does best: Ston oysters an hour up the road, black cuttlefish risotto, whole fish priced by the kilogram, pasticada with gnocchi, and rozata for pudding. Pair with a Peljesac Plavac Mali or a cold Posip.
Church of St. Sebastian
Visitors still write petitions on
Dubrovnik Solitudo Boat Tours
Owner and skipper Ivan grew
Explore by category
Explore Dubrovnik
From Old Town konobas and the Prijeko terraces to Elaphiti boat trips, the wall circuit and the Srd cable car. Every corner of Dubrovnik by category.
Around the city
Around Dubrovnik
From the walled Old Town out to Ploce, Lapad, Babin Kuk, the port at Gruz and the island of Lokrum.
Tours & Tickets
Tours & Day Trips in Dubrovnik
Boat trips, day tours and skip-the-line tickets around the city and the islands, via GetYourGuide.
A Day Ashore in Dubrovnik from a Cruise
Gruž to the Old Town by bus, shuttle, taxi or tender, how much city you can cover in four, six or eight hours, and how to get back without a scramble.
Game of Thrones Filming Locations
Which parts of Kings Landing are real, where each scene was actually shot, and how to walk the whole set in a single afternoon without paying for a guided tour.
A Day Trip to Kotor from Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik to Kotor in a day: getting there by tour, bus or car, the road round the bay through Risan and Perast, and what the walled town gives you on arrival.
Ships in Port
Cruise ships calling at Dubrovnik
Most ships berth at Gruz for a full port day; smaller vessels sometimes anchor off the walls and tender into the Old Port. Gruz is ten minutes from Pile gate by bus or taxi.
Sun 18 Oct
Viking Vesta
Viking Cruises
08:00 → 18:00
10h in port
Sun 18 Oct
Wind Surf
Windstar Cruises
08:00 → 18:00
10h in port
Sun 18 Oct
Explorer Of The Seas
Royal Caribbean Cruises
10:00 → 20:00
10h in port
Mon 19 Oct
Norwegian Pearl
Norwegian Cruise Line Cruises
10:00 → 23:00
13h in port
Mon 19 Oct
Celestyal Journey
Celestyal Cruises
12:00 → 18:00
6h in portSun 18 Oct
Viking Vesta
Viking Cruises
08:00 → 18:00
10h in portSun 18 Oct
Wind Surf
Windstar Cruises
08:00 → 18:00
10h in portSun 18 Oct
Explorer Of The Seas
Royal Caribbean Cruises
10:00 → 20:00
10h in portMon 19 Oct
Norwegian Pearl
Norwegian Cruise Line Cruises
10:00 → 23:00
13h in portMon 19 Oct
Celestyal Journey
Celestyal Cruises
12:00 → 18:00
6h in portRecently Added in Dubrovnik
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Common questions
Common Questions
May to mid-June and September to October are the sweet spots: warm enough to swim, cool enough to walk the walls without melting, and rooms cost noticeably less. July and August run past 30 degrees with the year's biggest crowds on Stradun and the wall circuit.
Allow 90 minutes to two hours for the full circuit of just under two kilometres, walked one-way anticlockwise from the Pile entrance. There is no shade up there, so go at opening or in the last two hours before closing in summer, and carry water.
The airport sits at Cilipi, about 20 kilometres south-east. The Platanus shuttle bus meets flights and terminates near Pile gate in around 30 minutes; taxis, Uber and pre-booked transfers reach Old Town accommodation in a similar time and Lapad hotels in about 40 minutes.
No. The Old Town is entirely pedestrian, and vehicles stop at Pile and Ploce gates. Parking near the walls is scarce and among the most expensive in Croatia, so staying visitors usually park at Ilijina Glavica or in Gruz and walk or bus in.
Calls run from spring to early November, and the city caps how many arrivals share a day. Most ships berth at Gruz with passengers reaching Pile by shuttle or bus from mid-morning, so the walls and Stradun are heaviest from about ten until mid-afternoon. Early morning and evening stay calm.
Yes, and it is easy: ferries leave the Old Port roughly every half hour in season for the fifteen-minute crossing. The island is a wooded reserve with monastery ruins, a small saltwater lake, peacocks and rocky swimming coves. Check the last return sailing before you settle in.
May to mid-June and September to October are the sweet spots: warm enough to swim, cool enough to walk the walls without melting, and rooms cost noticeably less. July and August run past 30 degrees with the year's biggest crowds on Stradun and the wall circuit.
The airport sits at Cilipi, about 20 kilometres south-east. The Platanus shuttle bus meets flights and terminates near Pile gate in around 30 minutes; taxis, Uber and pre-booked transfers reach Old Town accommodation in a similar time and Lapad hotels in about 40 minutes.
Calls run from spring to early November, and the city caps how many arrivals share a day. Most ships berth at Gruz with passengers reaching Pile by shuttle or bus from mid-morning, so the walls and Stradun are heaviest from about ten until mid-afternoon. Early morning and evening stay calm.
Allow 90 minutes to two hours for the full circuit of just under two kilometres, walked one-way anticlockwise from the Pile entrance. There is no shade up there, so go at opening or in the last two hours before closing in summer, and carry water.
No. The Old Town is entirely pedestrian, and vehicles stop at Pile and Ploce gates. Parking near the walls is scarce and among the most expensive in Croatia, so staying visitors usually park at Ilijina Glavica or in Gruz and walk or bus in.
Yes, and it is easy: ferries leave the Old Port roughly every half hour in season for the fifteen-minute crossing. The island is a wooded reserve with monastery ruins, a small saltwater lake, peacocks and rocky swimming coves. Check the last return sailing before you settle in.