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Best Attractions in Croatia (2026)

Landmarks, museums, historic sites, parks and viewpoints that draw visitors to a city, with practical notes on planning a visit.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 attractions in Croatia

  1. City Walls of Dubrovnik Medieval city walls, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Old TownAlmost two kilometres of medieval ramparts wrapped around Dubrovnik's Old Town, walkable in a full circuit with views over terracotta roofs and the open Adriatic.
  2. Rector’s Palace Gothic-Renaissance palace and history museum, Old TownThe Gothic and Renaissance seat of the Ragusan Republic's rector, now the Cultural History Museum with period rooms, a courtroom, prison cells and a celebrated atrium.
  3. Fort Lovrijenac Medieval fortress and open-air theatre, PileA clifftop fortress just outside the Pile Gate, 37 metres above the sea, famed for its liberty motto, its views of the walls and its summer Shakespeare performances.

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2. Rector’s Palace

Gothic-Renaissance palace and history museumOld Town

The Gothic and Renaissance seat of the Ragusan Republic's rector, now the Cultural History Museum with period rooms, a courtroom, prison cells and a celebrated atrium.

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3. Fort Lovrijenac

Medieval fortress and open-air theatrePile

A clifftop fortress just outside the Pile Gate, 37 metres above the sea, famed for its liberty motto, its views of the walls and its summer Shakespeare performances.

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4. Stradun

Historic main streetOld Town

The polished limestone main street of Dubrovnik's Old Town, running about 300 metres from the Pile Gate to the Bell Tower between uniform post-earthquake houses.

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7. Luža Square

Historic square with palace, church and columnOld Town

The square at the eastern end of Stradun, framed by Sponza Palace, the Church of St Blaise, the Bell Tower and the 15th-century Orlando's Column.

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8. Lokrum Island

Island nature reserveLokrum

A wooded nature reserve island a short boat ride from the Old Port, with a ruined Benedictine monastery, botanical gardens, a salt lake and resident peacocks.

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10. Trsteno Arboretum

Renaissance garden and arboretumTrsteno

A Renaissance country estate north-west of Dubrovnik, now an arboretum of the Croatian Academy, with formal gardens, a Neptune fountain and 500-year-old plane trees.

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