Things to see and do Dubrovnik & Area

This fortress on top of the city walls is located at the northern end of the old city. The most massive of the city wall towers, it was completed in 1464 by Juraj Dalmatinac, after years of loyal service by Michelozzo Michelozzi. In the summer, it is filled with people during festivals and offers a breathtaking view of the old city of Ragusa in all seasons. It owes its name to the Menčetić family, who financed its construction.

Near the door Ploče, the monastery church was built between 1301 and 1315 in Gothic style with a pentagonal apse. The building, which suffered enormous damage during the earthquake (1667), was rebuilt. Romanesque parts have been preserved, such as the main nave and two chapels on the sides, but it is the mixture of Gothic and southern Renaissance styles that dominates. Thus, the magnificent 15th century cloister, inspired by the Florentine master Maso di Bartolomeo. The capitals are decorated with plant motifs, notably the orange tree, the city's emblematic tree. The cloister, from where you can see the 10 m high bell tower, is decorated with a garden of citrus fruits, palm trees and a well. The library (closed to the public), which was founded in the 12th century, shone throughout Europe from the 15th to the 17th centuries. In 1859, it was transferred to a room on the first floor of the convent's south wing. Many works are preserved there, for example, the booklet of Saint Thomas Aquinas, written and decorated in the 14th century, about a hundred manuscripts and 240 incunabula from all over Europe.

In the east wing of the monastery, a museum of sacred art exhibits a beautiful collection of ancient works, paintings, sculptures, silverware and many manuscripts. Included are the polyptych of Lovro's Baptism of Christ Dobričević and Nikola's triptych Božidarević depicting Saint Blaise with a model of the city before the 1667 earthquake.

In addition to the wizards of Croatian governors, this tower also bears that of Venice.

During the day, you can rent mattresses with umbrellas on the beach, order cold drinks and enjoy the view of the old town walls. The restaurant offers Mediterranean cuisine, salads and grilled meats. In the afternoon, the lounge bar takes over until the evening, where you can come with friends for cocktails and dinners facing the sea. At night, the complex is transformed into a discotheque with commercial EDM music that turns up the sound (entrance fee in summer).

This religious complex, of which certain elements are in ruins, is composed of a medieval basilica (12th-12th centuries), the monastery and its cloister (15th-16th centuries). The Benedictine monks, who had been living on the island since the 11th century, left it for good in 1787. The Romanesque-Gothic style convent was partially destroyed in the earthquake of 1667. Today, only the east and north wings and the cloister remain. Inside, a large permanent exhibition on Game of Thrones will allow fans of the American series (but also the curious) to learn more about the behind-the-scenes filming in Croatia, with testimonies and interviews with actors in free listening.

In the courtyard of the convent, Maximilian of Habsburg had his residence built in 1860, complete with gardens and a park. The monarch had already started a small botanical collection, but it was in 1959 that the garden was institutionalized to study the adaptation of tropical and subtropical plants to the Mediterranean climate. The years of war 1991-1992 inflicted much damage to the garden. Since 1993, the garden has been rebuilt and planted again. More than 800 species are now listed, including many cactus, eucalyptus, palm trees. Some trees are more than three centuries old! You can enjoy a beautiful walk to the large reservoir that passes through the olive grove of the Benedictines. The city of Monaco has financed part of the work!

This ruined fort was built at the beginning of the 16th century on the highest point of the island... it climbs! The effort is worth the reward because once you reach the top, you won't forget the panorama. You will get a wide angle frame and will take beautiful pictures of the sea, the archipelago, the relief and the vegetation around you. You might even meet some goats wandering around the fort. A few meters away from the fort stands the Church of Our Lady of Sunj.