Dubrovnik Croatia

Palace Hotel

Dubrovnik was certainly the highlight of our tour.  We stayed at the Palace Hotel on the edge of town.  This resort hotel offered beautiful pools and easy access to the clean, clear Adriatic Sea.  The water temperature was only 25 Celsius but for us it was not that cold.  Every morning we would go for a swim in the sea as other sunbathers would watch from the sun decks.  There is no beach as we think of a sand beach instead you enter the water from cement platforms.



Look how clear the Adriatic Sea is for swimming.

We have really enjoyed the coast along the Adriatic Sea.  There is no tide here and the water on the Croatian side is clean.  It would be wonderful to sail down this coast and stop along the way to swim in the sea or snorkel.

We had a brief tour of old town Dubrovnik and a sunset cruise on a small boat.  It was very nice to see the coast from the sea and sunset was beautiful.

The next day we toured to Kotor in Montenegro.   See blog post for more information.

Old Town Walls at Night from the Harbour

After the tour ended we made our way into the old town of Dubrovnik to stay for two nights.  We did not realize when we booked the apartment that the main street the side streets went up to the walls with steep stairs.  We were so lucky that the apartment we rented was just before the stairs started.  My suitcase would have been horrendous to carry up the narrow steep stairs.

The apartment was very modern and we could have cooked meals if we had wanted.  It was great being in the old town when it started to rain we could run back to our room for shelter.



Gondola above Old Town

The next days were spent walking the town walls and going up the gondola.  Dubrovnik has almost all be rebuilt since the Serb/Croatia war  that started in 1991.  The Serbs destroyed the city even though in was designated a UNESCO Heritage Site.  There has been a lot of money put into rebuilding this area and it is a huge tourist site with over 9,000 visitors a day during the tourist season in the summer.

In a year the old town gets about 900,000 visitors.  This happens because there are often two or three cruise ships visiting during the summer.

Once the cruise passengers leave the town is magical at night with oil lamps burning and the soft lighting on the buildings.  What a magical experience and one I am glad we did not miss.



Old Town Dubrovnik at Night from the top of the Gondola

What a wonderful trip through Croatia with Insight Tours.  We were well taken care of and stayed in top hotels through out the 15 days.  We met wounderful people and had great experience that will always be remembered.



Good bye Croatia