Things to do in Dubrovnik

Eight stops, ordered by how much they reward the effort, and read for hours and prices on 1 November 2026. Start with the walls, then let the rest of the day follow from the weather.

1City walls

A round tower and the stone city walls of Dubrovnik below the hillside, under a blue sky — Photo: Fábio Rocha / Pexels, Pexels License

The wall ring around the Old Town is the one thing nobody should skip. From the top you look down on roof tiles, over the forts and out across the Adriatic.

Time: 1 h 30 min to 2 h on foot
Setting: Outdoor
Best time: At opening time
Getting there: Pile Gate or another signed entrance

Tip: Go early in the morning, before the tour groups arrive; the first part of the day is the quietest.

Open every day except 25 December. The ticket must be saved on a phone or printed, and activated at the entrance you chose online. It is valid for one tour with no re-entry, and closing time means last entry.

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2Lovrijenac Fortress

Lovrijenac Fortress on its sea cliff west of Dubrovnik, with two rock stacks in the blue Adriatic — Photo: Sebastian Wright / Pexels, Pexels License

A fortress on a rock outside the western wall, with the sea on three sides. It is the angle that photographs best, and the view back at the town is the reason to climb it.

Time: 30 to 45 min
Setting: Outdoor
Best time: Around nine in the morning
Getting there: On foot from Pile Gate

Tip: Around nine in the morning it is quiet, and the light on the town is good.

The city walls ticket also admits you to Lovrijenac. A ticket bought at Lovrijenac does not cover the walls, and you pay the difference at the walls entrance.

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3Stradun

Stradun, the limestone main street of Dubrovnik, with the Franciscan bell tower at the far end — Photo: Alan Wang / Pexels, Pexels License

The polished limestone main street, with the Franciscan bell tower closing the view at one end. Everything else in town is a lane or a stair off it.

Time: 20 to 40 min
Setting: Outdoor
Best time: Early morning or late evening
Getting there: Through Pile Gate

Tip: In the evening the crowd thins out, and the street is far more pleasant to walk then than at noon.

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4Onofrio’s Fountain

Onofrio’s Fountain, a large domed fountain, seen from above with visitors resting around it — Photo: Mike Norris / Pexels, Pexels License

A big domed fountain right inside Pile Gate, where tour groups gather and most visitors take their first photograph of the town.

Time: 15 min
Setting: Outdoor
Best time: Early morning
Getting there: Just inside Pile Gate

Tip: Pass it on arrival; it is a minute’s stop, not a destination.

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5Luža Square

The bell tower on Luža Square in Dubrovnik with the hills behind it — Photo: Nikola Kojević / Pexels, Pexels License

The square at the east end of Stradun, where the tower with the bell and the clock marks the middle of the Old Town.

Time: 10 to 20 min
Setting: Outdoor
Best time: Evening
Getting there: At the end of Stradun

Tip: Boats for Lokrum leave from the port just beside it, so pass here on the way to the island.

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6Rector’s Palace

Arcades and Gothic windows of the Rector’s Palace in Dubrovnik seen from below — Photo: Valeriia Miller / Pexels, Pexels License

The old seat of the republic’s rector, now the Cultural History Museum. The arcaded courtyard is as interesting as the rooms.

Time: 45 min to 1 h
Setting: Indoor
Best time: Rainy afternoon
Getting there: Pred Dvorom, off Stradun

Tip: Pay by card: the museum ticket offices take no cash.

Adults €15, students and schoolchildren €8, family ticket €35. From 1 April to 31 October it is open daily 9 am to 6 pm; from 1 November to 31 March 9 am to 4 pm, closed Mondays. It also closes on Christmas, New Year’s Day and St Blaise’s feast day.

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7Old Port and St John’s Fortress

St John’s Fortress and the Old Port of Dubrovnik from the water on a clear day — Photo: Diego F. Parra / Pexels, Pexels License

The harbour behind the Old Town, guarded by a squat fortress that houses the Maritime Museum. It is also where the Lokrum boats leave.

Time: 45 min to 1 h
Setting: Both
Best time: Late afternoon
Getting there: Through the Old Town, to the harbour

Tip: A Lokrum day and a museum visit fit together, as long as it is not a Wednesday.

Maritime Museum: adults €10, students and schoolchildren €7, family €25. From April to October it is open 9 am to 6 pm and closed on Wednesdays.

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8Mount Srđ

The walled Old Town of Dubrovnik lit at dusk, seen from Mount Srđ above the sea — Photo: Diego F. Parra / Pexels, Pexels License

The cable car lifts you in about four minutes above the town, to the viewpoint where the walls, the harbour and the islands lie in one picture.

Time: 1 h to 1 h 30 min
Setting: Outdoor
Best time: Sunset, in season
Getting there: Lower station at Petra Krešimira IV 10a, five or six minutes on foot from Pile Gate

Tip: The timetable stretches in summer, so the evening ride is possible from June to August.

Return €30, one way €17, children aged 4 to 12 return €8, under 4 free. April: 9 am to 9 pm. June to August: 9 am to 12 pm. January, February, March and December it does not run. It also stops in high wind or when lightning is possible.

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