City / Town Walls

One of the best ways to get a feeling for Dubrovnik is to take a 2km walk around the city walls. Built in the 13th century and strengthened in the 14th and 15th century the walls are 25m high and up to 3m thick. As you look down at the town, notice the patchwork of colours formed by the red-roofs. Also , you are bound to see some war wounds as Dubrovnik was shelled in the Yugoslavian war in 1991. I would recommend doing the walk to the walls in the late afternoon or early morning, I went at 1pm and it was dam hot. Make sure you bring your camera with you there are way too many breathtaking pictures you will not want to miss.

When in Dubrovnik the only thing you MUST do is walk around the old town walls because lets face it.They are the reason why Dubrovnik is so amazing.
For around £5 you can walk around the walls,and knowing that the hoards from the cruises would swarm it after lunch time we decided to get up early and and were on the walls by 9.The sun was scorching that day and it took us around two hours to get round the walls although it could take a lot longer.
The views you get from the walls are unbelievable,i think i must of taken around 100 photos,and with the weather being so good that day all the photos were amazing.Luckily the locals have cleverly stationed drinks for sale at high prices to help quench you thirst on route!

Definitly pay the 50 Kuna to walk the walls of Old Town, I would recommend either early morning or LATE afternoon. You'll get some great views and pictures, if it's one thing you do while you're there, do this. Give yourself at LEAST an hour to walk all the way around. I think the sign says they close at 7:30pm, but I think it means they don't admit anymore people after that.

This wall surrounds the whole old city of Dubrovnik and reaches a height of 25 meters at some points. It is almost two kilometers long, so visitors can walk the paths completely in a reasonable time.

Every ones in a while the track is interrupted by one of the fifteen towers, all build in the 16th century. In many of them you can find little museums or souvenir shops. They also allow you time climb even a bit higher to get some better views.

The walls are unique in Europe. Almost nowhere else you can find town-walls which remained this intact during the many years of erosion.

At night the entire town-wall is, just like the rest of the city, very nicely enlightened. A walk over it is a must when visiting Dubrovnik: it offers beautiful views over the city and it's orange rooftops, as well as over the sea and the many islands in it.

When you're visiting the region in summertime you better plan this walk before noon, since it can get quite warm up there when the sun is high en the winds are quiet.

Price: 15 kn