King's Landing
The most popular city in southern Croatia, jutting into the Adriatic Sea.
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| View of the Old Town from Fort Lovrijenac |
Dubrovnik Old Town
Enclosed within massive stone walls built during the 16th and 17th centuries, the Dubrovnik Old Town is one of the world's most beautiful preserved medieval cities.
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Dubrovnik West Harbour
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Serving as Dubrovnik's historic centre, the Old Town is comprised of Baroque churches, monasteries and palaces, Renaissance fountains and facades, wide marbled-paved squares, and steep cobbled streets and houses.
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| View of Old Town from the City Walls |
It is where most scenes for King's Landing in the hit HBO series, Game of Thrones, were shot, thus, making it one of the most popular tourist destinations. Read more about the exact locations here:
GOT filming locations in Dubrovnik.
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Jesuit Staircase doubles as the steps of the Great Sept of Baelor in King's Landing
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City Walls
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Walking along the city walls
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The Old Town should be explored and enjoyed both by day and night. The best way to explore it is by walking along its massive city walls. I recommend going in the wee hours of the morning, as soon as the gates open, if you want less crowds - especially during the summer/peak season. The wall is about 2 km long, and takes roughly 2 hours to walk.
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View from starting/ending point of City Walls Walk
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Old Town at night
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You can explore the Old Town anytime at night; timing won't really matter as there's always going to be hoards of people, both locals and tourists alike.
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| Stradun at night |
I recommend purchasing the Dubrovnik Card: 1, 3 or 7-day card. We bought the 1-day card which was KN 250 and includes single entry to 9 attractions (i.e. Maritime Museum, Natural History Museum, Marin Držić House, City Walls, Art Gallery, Cultural-Historical Museum, Ethnographic Museum Rupe, Pulitika Gallery, and the Franciscan Monastery Museum) plus 24 hours free use of public city transport.
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| 1-day Dubrovnik Card |
Tip: Read more about it here: Dubrovnik Card and save 10% off the price if you purchase online.
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View of Old Town from City Walls
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Pile City Gate
The City's main entrance is the Pile City Gate. The gate is overlooked by 2 forts: Minčeta in the north, and Bokar in the south, with the latter fort designed to defend the city from the sea.
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Pile City Gate
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| Pile City Gate Fort |
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Onofrio's Fountain
A favourite meeting place inside the city. Drink free fresh water from its taps.
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| Onofrio's Fountain |
Stradun
The City's main street which begins from Onofrio's Fountain and ends in a square with several important historic landmarks, i.e. the City Cathedral - the Church of St. Blaise, the Sponza Palace, the Rector's Palace, the bell towers and the Orlando's Column.
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Square at the end of Stradun
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Church of St. Blaise
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| Church of St. Blaise at night |
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As with most main streets, Stradun is lined with souvenir shops, galleries, cafes and restaurants.
Narrow Streets
Have a wander around the steep and narrow cobbled streets inside Old Town.
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In the City Streets
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Old Port
Exit the Old Town via the Ploče Gate for old attractive harbour where taxi boats set off for the nearby island of Lokrum.
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Old Port as backdrop
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| Swimming in the Old Port |
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| Along the Old Port |
