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Adriatic Coast · Croatia
A walled Adriatic city with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings inside.
Walk the stone walls around Dubrovnik's Old Town, ride the cable car up Srđ hill for the view, or take the boat to Lokrum island for a swim.
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See Old Town
Inside the walls, between Pile and Ploče gates
UNESCO listed the Old City of Dubrovnik as a World Heritage Site in 1979. Its main street, Stradun, leads past Sponza Palace and the Rector's Palace.
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Island off the Old Town, by boat from the Old Port
Lokrum has swimming and gardens. The €30 ticket includes entry and the return boat from the Old City port.
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Gruž harbor
The Dubrovnik Tourist Board points to the green market by Gruž harbor for fruit, vegetables, local cheese and honey. It is in the same harbor district as the cruise berths.
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Srđ hill, a short walk up from the Old Town gates
The cable car climbs Srđ hill in under 4 minutes, to about 1,330 feet above the sea. An adult return ticket is €30, and it runs from April to November.
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Where your ship stops decides the route: from Gruž you need a bus or taxi, while ships anchored off the Old Town tender passengers in.
Dubrovnik Airport is in Čilipi, about 14 miles from the city. The drive takes 30 to 35 minutes, or up to an hour in summer.
If you do one thing here
The walls run about 1.2 miles around the Old Town, with 16 towers, six bastions and three fortresses. The Society of Friends of Dubrovnik Antiquities runs them, and the ticket also covers Lovrjenac Fortress.
In October 2026 the official webshop sold adult tickets at €40 and tickets for ages 7 to 18 at €15; children under 7 are free. You need no reservation, the walls open every day except 25 December, and a ticket is good for one circuit with no re-entry.
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Recorded crime is close to the Croatian average, and summers are hot and dry.
Crime figures: Croatian Government report on police work in 2025, county table (1,778 offenses among 115,912 residents in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, which covers the whole county, not only the city; 61,277 among 3,866,233 in Croatia); rates and the percentage are our maths. Rates count residents only. Weather: Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Dubrovnik station, monthly values 1961 to 2024.
Make it part of your voyage
See Dubrovnik's walls from the sea on an Adriatic cruise.
Take a Libertas city bus to Pile Gate or a taxi. The Old Town is about 1.9 miles from Gruž by road, and a bus ticket bought on board is €2.50. If your ship anchors off the Old Town, tenders take you in.
The port authority's pages list no cruise shuttle. The public option is the Libertas city bus, which costs €2.50 for one ride bought on board.
Most dock at Gruž harbor. In 2025 they used berths 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14, and berths 11 and 12 took most calls. Ships can also anchor off the Old Town, which happened on only 3 calls in 2025.
The port's list for September to December 2026 shows 149 calls: 56 in September, 60 in October, 26 in November and 7 in December. The list gives monthly totals only and is subject to change.
The port puts the Old Town about 1.9 miles from Gruž by road. The cable car operator puts the walk from the port to Ploče Gate at about 2.8 miles.
Recorded crime in Dubrovnik-Neretva County was about 3% below the Croatian rate in 2025, per resident. The UK government says violent crime is rare and pickpockets work in tourist areas.
Walk the City Walls, ride the cable car up Srđ hill, or take a boat to Lokrum island. The walls and the cable car station are both near the Old Town gates.
The Viator list above has tours from Dubrovnik. For your own plan, the City Walls, Lokrum and the cable car are the sights with official ticket pages.
Banje, the city beach, is just outside Ploče Gate. Lokrum island also has swimming; its €30 ticket includes entry and the return boat from the Old City port.
In October 2026 the official webshop sold adult tickets at €40 and tickets for ages 7 to 18 at €15; under 7s are free. You need no reservation, and the ticket also covers Lovrjenac Fortress.
Take the official Platanus shuttle, Libertas bus 11, 27 or 38, or a taxi from terminal B. The drive from the airport takes 30 to 35 minutes, or up to an hour in summer.
The average is 49°F (9°C) in January, 78°F (25°C) in July and 64°F (18°C) in October. November is the wettest month and July the driest.
