CROATIA: DUBROVNIK ~ Beautiful places of Barcelona and Catalonia

sábado, 28 de septiembre de 2013

CROATIA: DUBROVNIK

We arrived at Dubrovnik at 17:30 pm. The driver kindly left us beside Pile Gate, where we had our accommodation. One minute before I was astonished by Fort Minceta, a tower of the City Walls, when the minibus drove next to it.

After leaving the bags in our Sobe in Pile district, we took a bath in a nearby small beach. In the evening we were ready to discover Dubrovnik. After a first walk along the Stradun, where we booked an excursion to Mostar in Lea Travel agency, We had dinner at the Pizzeria Tabasco, located near the Cable Car Station.

The most interesting places we visited in Dubrovnik were:

Pile Gate
Onofrio Fountain
Stradun
Sponza Palace
Rector's Palace
Franciscan Monastery
Cathedral of Dubrovnik
City Walls of Dubrovnik
Old Port
Dominican Monastery
Fort Lovrijenac
Ploce Gate
Banje Beach

First day in Dubrovnik

Pile Gate

Pile Gate in Dubrovnik

Onofrio Fountain

Onofrio fountain from Pile Gate in Dubrovnik

Stradun

Stradun and Clock Tower in Dubrovnik

Sponza Palace

Sponza Palace in Dubrovnik

Rector's Palace

Loggia of Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik

Clock Tower in Dubrovnik

Franciscan Monastery

Franciscan Monastery in Dubrovnik

Second Day in Dubrovnik (and Mostar in Bosnia)

At 8 in the morning we were already going to Mostar, from where we came back to Dubrovnik around 18pm. After a short break in our accomodation, we went to Dubrovnik to our evening walk.

Cathedral of Dubrovnik

Rector's Palace and Cathedral of Dubrovnik

Street of Dubrovnik

Street in Dubrovnik

Third day in Dubrovnik

At 9 o'clock we were already walking along imposing walls of Dubrovnik. It seems early, but not so much because in Dubrovnik the sun rises at 5 am, so at this time it was quite hot. After almost 2 hours under the sunlight without any shady place, we were very hot, so we went to Banje beach for a swim.

City Walls of Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik from Fort Lovrijenac

Walking along the city walls of Dubrovnik

It was 9:30 am but it was already hot in Dubrovnik

Cap or hat is indispensable during the tour through the walls of Dubrovnik because of heat and lack of shaded areas

Roofs of Dubrovnik from the city walls

Old Port

Old port of Dubrovnik, and behind, the clock tower

Old Port of Dubrovnik from the City Walls

Dominican Monastery

From this point of the city walls we enjoyed a nice view of the old port of Dubrovnik and the bell tower of the Dominican Monastery

Dominican Monastery in Dubrovnik

City Walls

The imposing Fort Minceta in the city walls of Dubrovnik impressed me the first time I saw it

Here we were about to finish our tour along the impressive walls of Dubrovnik

I enjoyed a lot taking pictures of Dubrovnik from the city walls

A closer view of Fort Minceta and the towers of the City Walls of Dubrovnik

Fort Lovrijenac

Fort Lovrijenac and the bell tower of the Franciscan Monastery from the city walls of Dubrovnik

Ploce Gate

Ploce Gate in Dubrovnik

Banje Beach

Nice view of Dubrovnik from Banje Beach

About 12pm we took a bus to Cavtat at the stop next to the Cable Car Station. Around 16:30 pm we took the bus back to Dubrovnik to give our daily evening stroll through this wonderful city.

Fourth day in Dubrovnik

We spent our fourth day in Dubrovnik walking quietly along its streets trying to discover more lovely corners. We also took some pictures of Pile District, the lovely area of Dubrovnik where we had our accomodation.

Nice Corners in Dubrovnik

Quiet place we found in Dubrovnik beside the city walls

Lovely place in Dubrovnik

Street market in Dubrovnik

After having lunch in Dubrovnik we took the bus to the airport at the stop next to the Cable Car. You should check the bus schedule the same day in the morning at the tourist office (for example, there are one close to the Pile gate). The price is 35 Kuna or 5 euros (you can pay in Kunas and Euros). The journey takes approximately 35 minutes.

Below you have some useful information:

- Our accomodation in Dubrovnik was: