This small fortified city with a population of about 43,000 lies on the Dalmatian coast in southern Croatia and is often referred to as the ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’. Founded in the seventh century, Dubrovnik reached its heyday as an important sea-trading port in the late Middle Ages, and the proliferation of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings are a legacy of its rich and glorious past. The most famous sights are the Franjevaèkog Samostana Mala Braca (Franciscan Friars Minor Monastery) in the west, which houses one of the three oldest pharmacies in Europe, the 15th-century Dominikanskog Samostana (Dominican monastery), located in the east of the city, and the 17th-century Katedrale (cathedral). The Dubrovaèki Muzej (Dubrovnik Museum) housed in the splendid Kneažev Dvor (Rector’s Palace) is also worth a visit.

Dubrovnik Tourist Board, Cvijete Zuzoric 1/ 2, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Tel: (020) 323 887
Website: http://web.tzdubrovnik.hr

Air: Dubrovnik International Airport or Zagreb International Airport. Water: Ferry: Services from Bari (Italy). Road: Bus: Public services. Coach: Services from Split. Car: Adriatic Coastal Road from Split, Trieste and Zagreb (via Karlovec and Makarska).

Hrvatska turisticka zajedni (Croatian National Tourist Board)
Iblerov Trg 10/IV, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel: (01) 455 6455. Fax: (01) 455 7827. E-mail: info@htz.hr
Website: www.croatia.hr
Croatian National Tourist Office
2 The Lanchesters, 162-164 Fulham Palace Road, London W6 9ER, UK
Tel: (020) 8563 7979. Fax: (020) 8563 2616. E-mail: info@cnto.freeserve.co.uk

Croatia