Walking the Walls of Old Dubrovnik

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We woke up this morning in Croatia! Grabbed a quick breakfast at the Ocean Grill on the 10th floor (great buffet!) and then jumped on a shuttle to the Old Town of Dubrovnik. We paid to tour the entire perimeter of the old town along the top of the city walls. The town is all stone with clay roof tiles - ranging from yellow to deep red. The fortifications at each corner of the town are tall and impressive. Along the ocean, it seemed like the stone walls were just extensions of the stone cliffs - it all just blends together.

Once we finished walking the walls, we headed down the main street - full of tourist shops and vendors. We stopped for lunch at the small port at the end of the main street and enjoyed a really nice pizza. We walked through a lot of the small side streets to make our way back to the shuttle - the buildings are packed very close together and we found some really quaint little alleyways.

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Photos

Old city Dubrovnik rooftop
The old city was damaged during the Balkan wars. This is one of the original rooftops untouched by bombs and grenades.

Evidence of the Balkan Wars
Evidence of the Balkan Wars as seen from Dubrovnik's old city walls

Dubrovnik old city walls
Dubrovnik old city walls

Sarah looking out over the old city port
Sarah looking out over Dubrovnik's port

Onofrio's Fountain
A great fountain at the beginning of Dubrovnik's Stradun (old city main street)

Bell tower - Dubrovnik
A bell tower along Dubrovnik's Stradun. SRDJ hill in the background

Dubrovnik old city walls
Dubrovnik old city walls

Lovrjenac Tower
Lovrjenac Tower as seen from the old city walls

Old city Dubrovnik archeological site
Old city Dubrovnik archeological site

Lovrjenac Tower and the old city
Lovrjenac Tower and old city Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik old city alleyway
Dubrovnik old city alleyway

Outside Dubrovnik's old city walls
Sunbathers and swimmers enjoy the "beach" outside the old city walls

Dubrovnik old city
Dubrovnik old city closeup details

Dubrovnik old city church bells
Dubrovnik old city church bells

Dubrovnik old city
Viewed from atop the city walls

Dubrovnik from atop the city walls
Dubrovnik old city with The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Velika Gospa) in the background

Chilling in the old city
These cats - there are 4 - found a shady spot to sleep away the day

Dubrovnik from atop the city walls
Dubrovnik from atop the city walls

Dubrovnik old city alleyway
Dubrovnik old city alleyway

Old city laundry
Old city laundry in Dubrovnik

Unmentionables on the clothesline
From Dubrovnik's city walls