Stradun from the Dubrovnik City Wall

View along Stradun (Placa), the main street of old town Dubrovnik. The Franciscan Monastery is in the foreground and the bell tower (clock tower) in the distance. View from the city wall at the Pile Gate. EE1975218

Dubrovnik

August 9th 1975
Dubrovnik, the "Pearl of the Adriatic" is, of course, attractive for its walls and the medieval city they contain. I spent much time up on the ramparts, circumnavigating the entire wall around Dubrovnik. One one side of the ramparts, one views the Adriatic, on the other, the streets and alleys of the old town. At each turn was glimpse into a scene out of the past. Our hotel, the Hotel Excelsior, h ... read more

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