Dubrovnik travel guides & articles
All 15 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Dubrovnik — newest first.
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Walking Westeros Through Dubrovnik Old Town in October
A one-day route through the King's Landing locations inside Dubrovnik's walls, with October door prices, short closing hours and the quiet hour for each stop.
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Riding Dubrovnik's Cable Car Up Srđ in October
Four minutes up the karst, and the whole walled city is below you. Here are October's shorter hours and the quiet hour to ride.
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Dubrovnik's October Run to the Blue Cave and Šunj Beach
A cave off Koločep you can only reach by swimming, the sand at Šunj, and how much of Lopud is still open once October arrives.
Written in Stone: How Dubrovnik's Walls Hold 500 Years of Survival
A calm, honest walk around the medieval curtain wall that outlasted empires and a modern siege — with the real history under the Game of Thrones gloss, and the exact hours to beat the cruise crush.
The Best Island-Hopping Boat Tours from Dubrovnik
From 200-person galleons to private skippered speedboats and the state ferry you can just walk onto — how to pick the right Dubrovnik island-hopping trip for your group, your budget and your patience.
Three February Days When Dubrovnik Belongs to Saint Blaise
Banner-raising, doves, muskets and relics: how to spend the Festa of Sveti Vlaho on 2 and 3 February 2026, and what to see in the quiet days around it.
Lokrum: The Green Island Fifteen Minutes from Dubrovnik's Walls
A calm, practical guide to Dubrovnik's forest island — the monastery, the peacocks, the safest swim, the best view, and how to do it all on one ferry ticket in 2026.
Advent in Dubrovnik 2026: Stradun Concerts, New Year's Eve and Winter Tips
Stradun lost its huts for 2026 but kept the concerts. Where the Advent u Gradu market actually moved to, what plays when, and which rooms stay warm in the rain.
Beyond the Walls: Kayaking, Snorkeling, and Speedboat Hopping Dubrovnik's Offshore Caves and Islands
The honest 2026 guide to getting off Dubrovnik's ramparts and onto the water — which paddle, boat, dive or jet-ski actually suits your group, and the hour to book it for.
The Wine Hour North of Dubrovnik: Pelješac, Plavac Mali and the Oysters of Ston
An honest, local's map to Pelješac's Plavac Mali cellars and Mali Ston oysters — which wineries suit coaches, which suit couples, and how to plan the day from Dubrovnik.
King's Landing, For Real: Dubrovnik's Game of Thrones Geography
A calm, well-sourced walk through the exact Dubrovnik stones that played King's Landing — with the Ragusan history the tour guides skip, and the hours that keep the cruise crowds out of your photos.
The Last Ship Out: A Day Trip from Dubrovnik to Kotor and the Montenegrin Coast, by Ferry
A seasonal cross-border sea crossing turns Dubrovnik's most overrated land excursion into a genuine day out — three hours of open Adriatic into the Bay of Kotor, with the sailing days, door realities and cash-only traps you need before you book.
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Inside St John's Fortress at Dubrovnik's Harbour Mouth
The aquarium is in the arsenal, the maritime museum on the floors above, the city walls run across the roof, and the angles and tables that face the whole thing are free.
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Montenegro in One Day from Dubrovnik
One day over the border covers the Bay of Kotor, the Lovćen road and the old royal capital. This is what each is actually like on the ground, and what the whole thing costs at the door.
How Dubrovnik Rebuilt Itself After the 1991-92 Siege
A walk through where the shells actually landed, who still remembers, and what the city chose to do with the ruins.