You may not have heard of it, you may not even be able to say it but trust me this place is BEAUTIFUL. As you walk down to the city gates you get this overwhelming feeling of amazement only to reach its climax as you climb the brilliant city walls with their own unique view over the Mediterranean sea. You cannot help but imagine what it was like back in the days of old and what they must have felt like, Gods and Goddesses? Kings and Queens? I would. I have.
This city was described by Lord Byron as “The Pearl of the Adriatic”. Even though it has been under the protection of many vast empires it remained as one of the most independent and self-governing republics. The weather is hottest in July and August but is generally warm from May until October with a generally warm sea.
Unfortunately there are few renaissance buildings that survived the Earthquake in 1667 but thank goodness enough are still standing to give an idea of the cities architectural heritage. Some that remain include; Sponza Palace (used to house the national Archives), Rectors Palace (Gothic-Renaissance structure that displays finely carved capitals and an ornate staircase), Dubrovnik Cathedral and the Franciscan Monastery (which coincidently are very close to one another).
Conveniently all of these places are within the city walls and are quite close together. If you get a decent hotel you can walk to almost all of them.
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