Dazzling Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik sits at the southernmost point of Croatia’s Adriatic coast - a stretch of seafront that’s famous for its crystal-clear waters.
Firstly, the hotel was beautiful - built in the cliff face overlooking the sea with the infamous Cave Bar as part of the hotel. It had two small swimming pools, a lovely restaurant where the chocolate bomb pudding was to die for and of an evening the most amazing sunsets could be seen whilst sitting outside at the bar along the cliff edge with a drink. What else could you ask for?
Within a 10 min stroll from the hotel through a lovely square with lots of restaurants (great fresh seafood) and bars to the bus stop which then took us straight to the Old Town. The Old Town and its many sights (including the well-preserved city walls which you can walk along) is one of the top attractions here. The Old Town is also famous for Stradun (also known as Placa), the main thoroughfare – one of the greatest pleasures for many visitors is to have a drink in one of the nearby cafes and watch the world go by which I did.
There is so much to see within the city walls from galleries to shops and coffee bars and restaurants. There is a small marina within the old town where the tourist boat trips depart from or we hired our own little speed boat with a driver for a couple of hours and he took us to the Blue Caves where we were able to get out and swim into the caves.
However, one of the best views of the Old Town is by getting the 4-minute ride in a cable car up to SRD Hill where the views are amazing. There is a restaurant at the top where you can sit and have a drink and bite to eat whilst you look out onto the Adriatic Sea and Old Town.
I was only there for 3 days so it was hard to cram everything in but Croatia offers the potential for so many different types of holiday it’s a shame to only visit there once. Believe me, once you’ve taken your first trip there you’ll be wanting to go back for more! You could stay for a short city break and explore Dubrovnik or Split; have a winter shopping trip to the markets in Zagreb in the run up to Christmas; spend time on pristine beaches; chill at laid back cafes and chic bars or sail between the islands.
If you have never been to Croatia or it has been on your wish list, then give me a call and we can get you booked - it will be a holiday you will never forget and will want to keep going back. Call me to find out more.