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Discover Dubrovnik

253+ places across Dubrovnik and its coast. Konobas, beaches, hotels and nightlife - one independent guide.

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Updated 2026
Car Rental

Car Rental

Hire a car and explore the Dalmatian coast

Dubrovnik Local Guides
Activities

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
Real Estate

Excelsa Nekretnine

Accounts are open to inspection,

Avant Car Dubrovnik
Transport

Avant Car Dubrovnik

The same books cover multi-year

Restaurants

Restaurants

Old Town konobas & Adriatic seafood

Rose of Dubrovnik
Services

Rose of Dubrovnik

The same firm handles holiday

Pharmacy Lapad
Health & Beauty

Pharmacy Lapad

The nearest counter for the

Plaža Copacabana
Beaches

Plaža Copacabana

Sculptures set out along the

Dubrovnik City Walls
Attractions

Dubrovnik City Walls

No army ever took them,

Beaches

Beaches

Banje, Sveti Jakov & the Lapad bays

Kokula Art & Craft Shop
Shopping

Kokula Art & Craft Shop

A maker's shop rather than

Aura - Hookah and Cocktail Bar
Nightlife

Aura - Hookah and Cocktail Bar

One of the few Dubrovnik

Last Minute Rent a Car Dubrovnik Airport
Transport

Last Minute Rent a Car Dubrovnik Airport

A hire begun here can

Hostel Dubrovnik
Accommodation

Hostel Dubrovnik

Green surroundings by the yacht

Accommodation

Accommodation

Old Town stays & Lapad resorts

Rentals Dubrovnik
Real Estate

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
Attractions

Church of St. Sebastian

Visitors still write petitions on

Dubrovnik Solitudo Boat Tours
Activities

Dubrovnik Solitudo Boat Tours

Owner and skipper Ivan grew

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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.

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A Day Ashore in Dubrovnik from a Cruise
cruise

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.

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Game of Thrones Filming Locations
game-of-thrones

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.

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A Day Trip to Kotor from Dubrovnik
day-trips

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.

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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.

Full 2026 schedule

Sun 18 Oct

Viking Vesta

Viking Cruises

08:00 → 18:00

10h in port
Wind Surf

Sun 18 Oct

Wind Surf

Windstar Cruises

08:00 → 18:00

10h in port
Explorer Of The Seas

Sun 18 Oct

Explorer Of The Seas

Royal Caribbean Cruises

10:00 → 20:00

10h in port
Norwegian Pearl

Mon 19 Oct

Norwegian Pearl

Norwegian Cruise Line Cruises

10:00 → 23:00

13h in port
Celestyal Journey

Mon 19 Oct

Celestyal Journey

Celestyal Cruises

12:00 → 18:00

6h in port

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.