How many days do you need in Dubrovnik?
Three days. That is the length of the itinerary we built for Dubrovnik.
Here is what each day holds. Every stop below carries its time, and every gap says how to get to the next stop, with the walk or drive time wherever both stops are mapped.
Dubrovnik Β· 3 days Croatia
Best time: May, June, and September offer warm sea and thinner crowds.
Inside the wallsDay 1
π8:30 AMDubrovnik City Walls
Circle the full mile-and-a-quarter loop atop the ramparts before the day heats up, with the sea on one side and red roofs on the other.
πΆ ~2 min Β· π ~1 min Β· 366 ft
π12:00 PMStradun (Placa)
Stroll the polished limestone main street, pausing at the Onofrio Fountain and the Franciscan monastery pharmacy.
πΆ ~7 min Β· π ~1 min Β· 0.3 mi
π°5:30 PMFort Lovrijenac
Climb the sea fort just outside the walls for sunset over the Old Town, a natural stone stage above the water.
Heights and harborDay 2
π°9:00 AMRector's Palace
Tour the Gothic-Renaissance palace that governed the old Ragusan republic, now a city history museum.
πΆ ~2 min Β· π ~1 min Β· 442 ft
π1:00 PMOld Port
Watch the fishing and taxi boats come and go from the sheltered harbor, then eat grilled Adriatic fish nearby.
πΆ ~17 min Β· π ~2 min Β· 0.6 mi
π6:00 PMMount SrΔ
Ride the cable car to the summit for a panorama over the walled town, the islands, and the open Adriatic.
Lokrum Island escapeDay 3
π³9:30 AMLokrum Island
Take the short ferry to the forested island of peacocks, a Benedictine monastery ruin, and rocky swimming coves.
πΆ ~28 min Β· π ~4 min Β· 1.0 mi
π³1:30 PMBanje Beach
Back on the mainland, swim off the pebble beach just east of the walls with the Old Town in full view.
πΆ ~8 min Β· π ~1 min Β· 0.3 mi
π6:30 PMBuΕΎa cliffs
Find the hole-in-the-wall passage to the rocks below the southern ramparts for a drink above the sea at dusk.
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