Price: €20
Dubrovnik History Guided Walking Tour
90 minutes
Brsalje ul. bb
Every day at 11:00 am, 5:30 pm
Dubrovnik has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979, which should tell you a lot about all the cool facts you can learn and mesmerizing historical locations that you can check in the city.
Before you start your journey in the city, you ought to learn a bit about its his- tory. Although there are different theories as to when the town was first inhabited, it’s certain that it thrived during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries thanks to its natural resources and merchant trading.
Back in 1667, most of Dubrovnik was destroyed because of a massive earthquake that was followed by enormous fires. Thankfully, the inhabitants didn’t give up, and the city was reconstructed in the architectural style we see today.
Throughout the centuries, Dubrovnik has been ruled by a great number of rulers. Croatia’s renowned cultural attraction was most likely founded back in the seventh century by the Byzantine Empire. Five centuries later, the Venetian Republic took control of the entire region, including Dubrovnik. Fast forward to 1358, Ragusa gained independence and flourished by creating alliances with foreign countries.
Unfortunately, the Republic didn’t last long because of the 1667 earthquake and the Age of Discovery, and it was formally abolished in 1808. In 1814, Dubrovnik was handed to the Hapsburgs before finally becoming part of Croatia after World War I. All of that makes it easy to understand why different cultures, architectural styles, religions, and even cuisines collide in Dubrovnik – all the more reason to participate in our world-famous Dubrovnik guided tour!
Highlights
- Explore Dubrovnik’s history and learn how the town came to be a major power and one of the most advanced maritime republics of all time before – one that’s prosperous, culturally-rich, and breathtakingly beautiful
- Visit the city’s most renowned attractions, landmarks, and landscapes, including palaces, monasteries, forts, and walls
- Listen to mesmerizing facts and stories about the city from the mouths of local guides who have been exploring Dubrovnik since birth
- Walkthrough the Old Town’s streets and alleys with a local guide who’s friendly, knowledgeable, and always ready to help
Why You Should Participate in This Dubrovnik Guided Tour?
- The tour comes at a bargain price, allowing you to save up for other trips around Dubrovnik
- You’ll get to hear unknown facts told by local guides who know every stone in the city
- Stroll through the streets and alleys and become a part of Dubrovnik
Meeting point
1. How to recognise our guides?
Our guides will be wearing ORANGE shirt with our logo.
2. Meeting Point
4. Old town
The heart of Dubrovnik and Kings landing
Itinerary
1. How to recognise our guides?
2. Your trip will begin at Brsalje Square
3. Brsalje Square
4. Pile Gate
5. Onofrio’s Large Fountain
6. Church of Our Saviour
7. The Franciscan Monastery
8. Stradun Side Streets
9. Sponza Palace
10. Orlando’s Column
11. Dominican Monastery
12. The Old Harbor and Ploče Gate
13. Gradska Kavana and the Rector’s Palace
14. Dubrovnik Cathedral
15. St Blaise Church
2. Your trip down history lane will begin at Brsalje Square outside Pile Gate
3. Brsalje Square
Fort Lovrijenac, which is Dubrovnik’s oldest defence structure, is built on a rocky peninsula. During the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, the fortress hosts several Shakespearean productions as well as other theatrical productions. Who would’ve thought that a mighty fortress that kept enemies away for centuries would be used as a place of art today?
4. Pile Gate
5. Onofrio’s Large Fountain
6. Church of Our Saviour
7. The Franciscan Monastery
8. Stradun Side Streets
9. Sponza Palace
Inside the Memorial Room of the Dubrovnik Defenders. There, you can find images of destruction as well as pictures of the young citizens who died when the city was under siege during the War for Independence in the early nineties.
10. Orlando’s Column
11. Dominican Monastery
Inside, you’ll find a wide selection of breathtaking paintings, and you can attend several concerts inside the church during the Dubrovnik Summer Festival.
12. The Old Harbor and Ploče Gate
13. Gradska Kavana and the Rector’s Palace
14. Dubrovnik Cathedral
15. St Blaise Church
At each landmark, you’ll get to hear cool stories that cannot be heard anywhere else. We assure you that you’ll lose yourself in the grandeur of the real-life King’s Landing. After all, that’s what our local guides are best known for – being friendly, and mesmerising our guests with their cool facts and unknown legends from over 14 centuries of Dubrovnik’s dramatic and breathtaking history.
This Dubrovnik guided tour will give you a thorough background on how Dubrovnik came to be one of the world’s most prosperous and advanced maritime republics of all time. You’ll also learn about the city’s cultural, social, and economic achievements over the years and centuries – something that’s both enriching and fun.
Keep in mind that the Dubrovnik guided tour doesn’t include entering any churches or museums.
1. Your trip will begin at Brsalje Square
2. Brsalje Square
3. Pile Gate
4. Onofrio’s Large Fountain
5. Church of Our Saviour
6. The Franciscan Monastery
7. Stradun Side Streets
8. Sponza Palace
9. Orlando’s Column
10. Dominican Monastery
11. The Old Harbor and Ploče Gate
12. Gradska Kavana and the Rector’s Palace
13. Dubrovnik Cathedral
14. St Blaise Church