Dubrovnik has about 50,000 inhabitants and is the economic, cultural and educational centre of southern Dalmatia as well as the administrative centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. In the past, it was a City - Republic, along with Venice and was one of the most famous cultural and economic centres in the Mediterranean.
Trading with the East and West, the city has developed a powerful fleet of commercial and military ships, and has maintained diplomatic relations with many cities and states. In the 13th century Dubrovnik already had its own Statute. City walls stretch in the length of 1940 m, are under the protection of UNESCO along with the entire complex of public and private religious and secular buildings.
A slow walk through the Old City will take you to the most beautiful monuments: Baroque Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the Church of Dubrovnik's patron St. Blaise, the Franciscan monastery, where Ivan Gundulic was buried, the Dominican monastery with a rich collection of works from local painters from painting schools of the 15th and 16th century, Sponza palace, Duke’s Palace and City Hall.
Dubrovnik is a city of beautiful sandy beaches, harmonious combination of arts, civic, religious and military architecture from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Visit some of many exhibitions, concerts, theatrical performances, various festivals and the traditional "Dubrovnik Summer Festival," within which, on open-air stages at several locations in the city, numerous concerts and theatrical performances take place. These attract art enthusiasts from around the world.
