Dubrovnik: top 5 by @teamthomastravels

Authors:

Emma and David – @teamthomastravels and teamthomastravel.com

The Pearl of the Adriatic is so much more than Game of Thrones! This Medieval Old Town with its magnificent walls is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, surrounded by the cleanest, clearest seas we have ever swum in. Here’s our top 5 list:

Walk the walls:

The best way to get to know Dubrovnik is by walking around it, and the old walls give a brilliant view of the red roofs, church spires and narrow streets below. It’s 2km and will take about 2 hours or so, allowing plenty of time to stop and take photographs, or admire the view out to sea.

The Mt Srd Cable Car:

The cable car whisks you up to the summit of Mt Srd for jaw dropping, panoramic views across the old town walls and the Adriatic. The cable car is the same burnished orange as the city’s roof tiles. At the top there is viewing platform, a restaurant and a small, but informative, museum located inside the Napoleonic Fortress all about the Homeland Wars of the 90s. Walk beyond the museum and you can sit on the hillside to watch the sun set over the Elaphite Islands.

Lovrijenac, or St Lawrence’s Fortress:

Dramatic Lovrijenac looms over the western walls of the Old Town, guarding the Pile Gate and western harbour. Game of Thrones fans might recognise it as the Red Keep, and it is now often used for theatre performances of Hamlet.

Sveti Jakov Beach:

The Adriatic coastline has some glorious beaches, and Dubrovnik has a lot of great choices. Banje Beach is the closest to the Old Town, with views of the walls. Sveti Jakov Beach is our favourite and is in a secluded bay down steep stairs with beach brollies to hire and a tiki bar serving cocktails. Bellevue Beach is sheltered beneath towering cliffs and has a cave you can swim into. Lapad Bay Beach has calm waters and a sandy bottom, and plenty of shops and eateries close by.

Cruise the Elaphite Islands:

Take a boat around this small archipelago just off the Croatian coast. We booked a day with Dubrovnik Boats (A -MA-ZING) for snorkelling, sunbathing and one of our travel highlights – experiencing the Blue Cave. You can read our blog about our day with Dubrovnik Boats click here.

For more must visits in Dubrovnik by us click here and for a seven day itinerary click here.

Emma and David:

We’re David and Emma, a husband and wife travel team from the UK.

We’ve travelled together since 2015, and our honeymoon in the summer of 2018 was a 5 week road trip around Utah, Nevada, Arizona and California with a hop to Hawaii. Between us, we’ve visited 6 out of 7 continents.

Check out our instagram @teamthomastravels and our website www.teamthomastravels.com.