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Dubrovnik – Croatia

Dubrovnik is what George Bernard Shaw described as ‘Paradise on Earth’. I personally had never heard of the place, but having now seen it, I will never forget it. Imagine an old town with stone paved streets, houses down each side and all looking similar, and the whole place encircled with high stone walls and 16th century bastions. Then imagine a narrow path on top of the wall where you can walk around the town and look down on the roofs and streets. And then adding to the picture in your mind, put the whole place along the seafront. Can you picture it?

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Dubrovnik – with the old town and wall surrounding it near the sea
Happily getting our photo taken with Dubrovnik and the Adriatic Sea as the backdrop
Happily getting our photo taken with Dubrovnik and the Adriatic Sea as the backdrop

The walls run almost 2 km around the city. They are from four to six meters thick on the landward side but are much thinner on the seaward side. The system of turrets and towers were intended to protect the vulnerable city. The walls of Dubrovnik have also been a popular filming site for HBO’s Game Of Thrones for the fictional city of Kings Landing.

Walking along the wall with other tourists on a beautiful sunny day
Walking along the wall with other tourists on a beautiful sunny day
One of the staircases to the wall walk
One of the staircases to the wall walk
And the view going back down!
And the view going back down!

The moment we arrived at the city gates we were in awe!

The bridge to the old town
The bridge to the old town
Entering into Old Town Dubrovnik
Entering into Old Town Dubrovnik
Looking down main street
Looking down main street
Look at the people walking around the wall
Look at the people walking around the wall behind me
Fabulous buildings. Any renovations done and the colour and stone has to be exactly the same
Fabulous buildings. Any renovations done and the paint colour and stone has to be exactly the same
St Blaise's church
St Blaise’s church
Probably the town Hall with the clock
Probably the town Hall with the clock
Fabulous roof view
Fabulous roof view
Look at those pillars
Look at those pillars
Looking fabulous at night
Looking fabulous at night
Look at the architecture!
Look at the architecture!
On of the many steps to the outer houses
One of the many steps to the outer houses
The steps with the lower foot built in so the ladies ankles couldn't be seen by gentlemen (Obviously not from this era)
The steps with the lower foot built in so the ladies ankles couldn’t be seen by gentlemen below (Obviously not from this era)
The church at night
The church at night
The night sky at Dubrovnik
The night sky at Dubrovnik

As you can gather walking around Dubrovnik was an awesome experience. What you can’t see from the photos was the even smaller streets going off in all directions and all the little shops about the place. The walk around the wall was definitely the highlight of the day though. The roof tops and the distant views were wonderful.

Now prepare yourself. There are way too many photos, but they were all so good I couldn’t take any out. If you want a better look at a photo just click on it and it will open up as a bigger photo…. it may take a while to load though…. but will be worth it 🙂

The start of our walk around the wall
The start of our walk around the wall
The houses behind us were ones that are part of Dubrovnik but not in the old town
The houses behind us were ones that are part of Dubrovnik but not in the old town
Robin on the wall walk
Robin on the wall walk
Going up one of the turrets
Going up one of the turrets
Some of the staircases were very steep
Some of the staircases were very steep
The wall meandering through the town
The wall meandering through the town
They just look amazing
They just look amazing
Another view of the roofs of the old town
Another view of the roofs of the old town
Looking across the old town from the wall
Looking across the old town from the wall
One of the turrets
One of the turrets
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Look at the crowd! It got busier as the day went on. Can you see Robin?
Judy enjoying the day at Dubrovnik
Judy enjoying the day at Dubrovnik
Looking down into someones home. She is doing her ironing :-)
Looking down into someones home. She is doing her ironing 🙂
Looking towards the fortress
Looking towards the fortress
The view from one of the highest points
The view from one of the highest points
Another view from the highest point
Another view from the highest point
From a turret window
From a turret window
The view to the fortress
The view to the fortress
From a turret looking out over the harbour
From a turret looking out over the harbour
From a turret looking out to the town
From a turret looking out to the town
A view of the people on main street in the old town
A view of the people on main street in the old town
Looking down at the water fountain
Looking down at the water fountain

Yes I know…. way too many photos. I did say I couldn’t delete any as they are all amazing! Thank goodness we have super Cameras to record these moments for us all to enjoy over and over again.

I have a short video of Dubrovnik for you to look at! Enjoy 🙂

3 Replies to “Dubrovnik – Croatia”

  1. Oh Pam, I’d heard Dubrovnik was beautiful but that’s the first time I’ve seen souch evidence of it. I am glad you put so many photos, they are all so good.

  3. This is great! Wonderful photos, you have a good eye for composition. Enjoying the blog very much.

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