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Byron called it the "Pearl of the Adriatic" for the magnificent curtain of walls surrounding a city paved in marble and strewn with Renaissance sculpture.

George Bernard Shaw called it a paradise and was enchanted by the city of Dubrovnik. It is also called the "jewel of the Adriatic". Dubrovnik is an independent merchant republic for the last 700 years and had trade links with Turkey and India, with trade representations in Africa. It had diplomatic link with the English court in the period of the middle ages.

The old town of Dubrovnik was completed in the 13th Century and remains as it is, unchanged to this present day. The city's promenade is approached by two entrances from the old town which leads to the Stradun. Here too, you can have a lazy afternoon, have a drink in one of the cafes and watch the city life go by. If you are visiting Dubrovnik in summer, you would like to see the world-renowned Dubrovnik Summer Festival, where you can entertain yourself with music and Croatian dance performances. Much more information you can find here.



Lokrum is among the most beautiful islands of the Dubrovnik archipelago and it used to be the summer residence of Maximillian von Habsburg. The island is covered with Mediterranean vegetation, magnolias, agaves and palm trees. Due to its exquisite beauty, it has been proclaimed a special reserve of forest vegetation.