Dubrovnik travel guide

At a glance

city and settlement in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia. For a first visit, Lopud, Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik, Stradun are strong starting points. This guide brings together 19 places, practical 1/3/5/7-day routes and a concise food shortlist so you can understand the city before shaping the trip around your pace.

Highlight stops

• Lopud — island of Croatia
• Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik — building in Croatia
• Stradun — main street in Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Sponza Palace — palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Franciscan Church and Monastery — church building in Dubrovnik, Croatia
• St. Saviour Church — church in Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Franjo Tuđman Bridge — cable-stayed bridge at Dubrovnik, Croatia
• St Blaise's Church — Croatian church

Food and drink

Use these well-documented flavours as a practical tasting shortlist; open an item to understand it and add it to your trip plan.

• licitar — richly decorated gingerbread cookies traditional for Central and South-Eastern Europe
• Zagorski štrukli — type of Dish
• Soparnik — Dalmatian pie
• Ožujsko — Croatian brand of lager beer

1-day itinerary

Day 1 · Architecture and city fabric

Stradun · Franciscan Church and Monastery · St. Saviour Church · Lovrijenac

3-day itinerary

Day 1 · Architecture and city fabric

Stradun · Franciscan Church and Monastery · St. Saviour Church · Lovrijenac

Day 2 · History and landmarks

Saint Ignatius Church · Dubrovnik Cathedral · Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik · St Blaise's Church

Day 3 · Culture evening

Dubrovnik Summer Festival · Sponza Palace · Clock tower · Lokrum

5-day itinerary

Day 1 · Architecture and city fabric

Stradun · Franciscan Church and Monastery · St. Saviour Church · Lovrijenac

Day 2 · History and landmarks

Saint Ignatius Church · Dubrovnik Cathedral · Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik · St Blaise's Church

Day 3 · Culture evening

Dubrovnik Summer Festival · Sponza Palace · Clock tower · Lokrum

Day 4 · Architecture and city fabric

Franjo Tuđman Bridge · Daksa · Koločep · Trsteno Arboretum

Day 5 · Nature route

Lopud · Ruda · Sveti Andrija

7-day itinerary

Day 1 · Architecture and city fabric

Stradun · Franciscan Church and Monastery · St. Saviour Church

Day 2 · History and landmarks

Lovrijenac · Saint Ignatius Church · Dubrovnik Cathedral

Day 3 · Museums and art

Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik · St Blaise's Church · Dubrovnik Summer Festival

Day 4 · History and landmarks

Sponza Palace · Clock tower · Lokrum

Day 5 · Architecture and city fabric

Franjo Tuđman Bridge · Daksa · Koločep

Day 6 · Parks and open air

Trsteno Arboretum · Lopud · Ruda

Day 7 · Nature route

Sveti Andrija

Before you go

This route distributes nearby source-backed stops across balanced days. Opening times and ticket conditions can change; check the official source before visiting.