Attractions in Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik's City Walls stretch 1,940 metres around the entire Old Town, rising up to 25 metres high and 6 metres thick. Walking the full circuit is the defining Dubrovnik experience—a continuous panorama of terracotta rooftops, the Adriatic, and the island of Lokrum.

The Cathedral of the Assumption dominates the southeast corner of the Old Town, built in Baroque style after the 1667 earthquake destroyed its Romanesque predecessor. Its treasury holds relics including what is claimed to be a fragment of the True Cross.

Stradun (Placa) is Dubrovnik's gleaming limestone main street, running 300 metres from Pile Gate to the Clock Tower. Polished by centuries of footsteps, the pale stone reflects light and rain alike, lined with Baroque facades rebuilt after the 1667 earthquake.

Fort Lovrijenac is a dramatic fortress perched on a 37-metre cliff outside the western walls, earning it the nickname 'Dubrovnik's Gibraltar'. The open-air theatre inside hosts the Dubrovnik Summer Festival's performances, including Hamlet.

Sponza Palace is a rare survivor of the 1667 earthquake, blending Gothic and Renaissance styles in a harmonious facade on Stradun. It houses the state archives and the Memorial Room of the Dubrovnik Defenders, honouring those killed in the 1991–92 siege.