The target of most first stays in Croatia, Dubrovnik is the very symbol of the Croatian tourism revival that followed the end of hostilities at the end of the last century. Rebuilt largely thanks to funds from Unesco, the damage of the war (see map opposite) could thus be erased. The city has since regained its original appearance and its wealth is all the more remarkable, a sign of an intellectual vitality that has always been its strength. For insiders, the region of Dubrovnik remains the cradle of many great names of Croatian arts and letters: the writers Držić and Gundulić, the scientists Getaldić and Bošković and many famous sea captains.
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Today, Stradun, ramparts, multiple churches, convents, palaces and other jewels of this historic city are stormed during the tourist season. An ideal historic and romantic city, out of the ordinary but out of season (October to March), Dubrovnik is the only place in Croatia where there is mass tourism worthy of the worst concrete towns on the Costa Brava. Everything is paid for, from the smallest museum to the ramparts, passing by certain churches, the pseudo lounge bars have replaced the traditional konobas and the low prices have in recent years scared away the Croatian client of the pearl of his country.
Thus, in order to better understand what makes the Dubrovnik region rich, its art of living, favor the immediate surroundings of the city: Cavtat and its magnificent cemetery of sea captains, the fertile delta of the Neretva, the coast to Ston,… The villages north of Dubrovnik: Tučepi, Gradac, Brist, Baška Voda,… are all places with pleasant beaches, the still old-fashioned charm of “Yugoslavian” tourism and a relaxed atmosphere .
The islands close to Dubrovnik are as numerous as they are varied. From the Mljet nature park to the Lokrum monastery, from the Pelješac peninsula to a natural rest on Lastovo, the choice is yours according to your state of mind at the time.
