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Best Attractions in Dubrovnik (2026)

Dubrovnik's main sights sit within a compact, walkable area, and almost all of them are inside or right beside the walls of the Old Town. The City Walls are the obvious place to start: the full circuit takes about two hours and the ticket also covers Fort Lovrijenac, the clifftop fortress just outside the Pile Gate. Below the walls, Stradun leads past the Franciscan Monastery with its ancient pharmacy to Luža Square, where Sponza Palace, the Church of St Blaise and Orlando's Column stand side by side, with the Rector's Palace and the cathedral treasury a few steps further on.

Plan the walls for early morning or late afternoon in summer, when there is less heat and fewer cruise groups, and keep the middle of the day for shaded interiors. The Dubrovnik Museums combined ticket covers the Rector's Palace and nine other museums for a week. Lokrum needs at least half a day and is reached by boat from the Old Port, while Trsteno Arboretum is a short trip up the coast. In winter most sights stay open with shorter hours, but boat services and some venues are reduced, so check timetables before you go.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 attractions in Dubrovnik

  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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