Answered by Daniel Knezevic from Dubrovnik, Croatia 1162 days ago

Well dear, it's a kinda vague question you made here...ok:
- food: since Dubrovnik is on Croatian coastline typical food comes from the sea (fish, seafood, and similar).
- people: in Dubrovnik people is very kind, well educated (in the sense they stop the car when somebody crosses the street, no horn sounding to hear) but still warm like meditterranean folks, aristocrats in the real sense of the word.
- activities: summertime = sea + sun = sunbathing & bathing. Sure there is a quite large option of evening activities as well...
- sightseeing: the city itself is a gorgeous sight, it's a city-museum... a week could be short to see all that's worth to see...
Don't know more exactly what would you like to do in Dubrovnik, when would you like to come and how long you would stay or where (private accomodation, hotel, appartment or else).
If i had closer information about you maybe the answers were more accurate, your age, your interests, etc..
Hope you got at least some clue about Dubrovnik, if not don't hessitate to contact me... all my info is on my homepage...
Enjoy

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Answered by Tomislav Krpina from Popovaca, Croatia 1162 days ago

I don't know Dubrovnik , but I know Sibenik very well !
There are many camping places , with water , electric power , toilets and shops . VOdice , Murter , Pirovac , Primosten...Painting of fields divided by stone blocks in Primosten are on UN building wall . Sibenik is famous on old strongholds and churches . At Sibenik area there are many night clubs - Vodice , Primosten....

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Answered by Tatjana Bračanov from Sibenik, Croatia 1162 days ago

If you're looking for place it can take your breath away don't miss your chance to visit this astonishing place. In medieval time Dubrovnik was Republic squeezed between Venetian and Ottoman empire, today a feast for eyes and soul. Surrounded with 4 km defending walls offer you a great chance to get to known city from different and unusual perspective. City of museums, art, history, tradition, good food, city shows you three different faces: you'll want to feel morning hustle on a local market on a main square in front of a cathedral, to experience afternoon siesta sitting in a one of many bars and looking a world goes by like a true local and to participate in a energetic night life. It a city of love too...
For accommodation just check on http://www.dubrovnik-area.com/
In a town and area everything is well organized and simple to find and locals are very friendly.
While you're there, don't miss to visit Cavtat, small charming town 20 km away from Dubrovnik in a direction of a Craoatian border with Montenegro State, and to wonder around Konavle area - recommend you to stop in a restaurant Konavoski Dvori or Vinica and have delicious trout.
If you look for activity, adrenalin, relaxing holiday, romantic spot, gasto experience, just name it - Dubrovnik is a right place for that!
If I can help you more, don't hestate to contact me :)

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Answered by Denis Lipovac from Rijeka, Croatia 1162 days ago

Dubrovnik itself is wonderfull...the whole city is like an museum...you should take a tour with a guide...he can tall you all about best restaurants, people or activities..

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Answered by Solange Vandamme-Mijović from Dubrovnik, Croatia 1162 days ago

Hello You ,
It' s not so easy to answer that question because we don't know what you like and what you're age is . But like this . Here in Dubrovnik you have lot to see .Because the old town is a living museum surrounded with long walls of almost 2 km on what you can walk . A lot of sightseeing . You should take a locale guide for that . I can recommend you some in any language you want . If you don't like museums You can go to boat trips to islands here around or to bus / car excursions . We have excursions on the riviera and to the neighboring country's Bosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro . Maybe you like more sun and sea .You can also go to sail or scuba diving , horse riding , jeep safari .
What about the food ; mostly seafood but also meat dishes we have a little bit for every one .
The people are mostly kind and friendly and do speak English .

So I hope this will help you a bit . If not send me a note with some more information about what you like so I will find something for you . Just ask .
Enjoy.

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Answered by Andrea from Rijeka, Croatia 1162 days ago

Dubrovnik is the pearl of Adriatic coast!
I would say that it is on the top 10 list of things and places you have to see in the world!
The old town is wonderful. You have to go on the tour around the city walls.
The local transportation is driving to the center and near all hotels.
The old town is a little expensive if you wanna eat out, but you can always find good restaurants.
For more info about the town try at

http://www.tzdubrovnik.hr/english/index.php

Near Dubrovnik there are few nice little towns - Ston, Boka kotorska (The Bay of Kotor)....

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Answered by Jakica Jeić from Dubrovnik, Croatia 1162 days ago

hi!
the best time to come would be summer time(if you don't mind the heat), as there are lots of activities going on. Swimming, diving, water sports and fun. Dubrovnik is a beautiful town to see, you can explore it on your own or take a guide. Visits to the museums, city walls, galleries.. summer festival takes place from 10th of July-25th of August-music, theatre, concerts...the city also has beautiful surrounding-you can visit the islands or the country side..Food- here we have light mediterreanean cuisine, people are quite friendly.
Beautiful place to come and enjoy!

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Answered by ana petric from Hvar, Croatia 1162 days ago

There are lots of bars and restaurants around Dubrovnik, do go on a City tour where the guide will tell you alot about history in Dubrovnik. Do go around the city walls the view is ecalent.
From Dubrovnik you can go to other places as well, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Crna Gora...
I would recomend you going on a tour with Gulliver travel to a Village party. I hvae done it my selfe and every time I go to Dubrovnik I doo the trip.

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Answered by Maja Jurisic from Split, Croatia 1157 days ago

Dubrovnik is something to see, from the heritage to the clubbing. But be prepared: it is too expensive for what you get!! And it is too far from everything else in the country which is not good enough if you want to use your time as much as you can!!

I think you have better places to visit in Croatia, Dubrovnik is nice but as I said too expensive for what is giving...

If you want to visit Split or nearby feel free to contact me in accordance to organize you the visit.

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Answered by Sandra Ceperkovic from Dubrovnik, Croatia 1145 days ago

The food is clasical mediteranean.
The people are very friendly and almost all of them know at least english so you can ask them nyquestion when you decide to come.
The whole city is like a museum so even while entering the old town you'll have spectacular views from each side.
Activities it depends on what you're seaking but has mostly everything you want to do - depending on which side.
The place is beautiful and pretty small so you won't be able to lose youself inide the city :P
The most important thing to know is the weather and the time when you want to visit Dubrovnik.
In the midlle of summer it's very hot and there are lots of tourists from all over the world - so if you don't like either of it skip it and go before summer from April to June or from September to December.
If you want some historical info I recomand you to see it all in Wikipedia - you can see and learn more in there.
Hope you'll enjoy the city.
Have a nice trip

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Answered by Nataša Lujić from Dubrovnik, Croatia 1139 days ago

In 1929, the legendary George Bernard Shaw wrote “those who are looking for paradise on earth should visit Dubrovnik”. Come and see if he was right.You can enjoy a wide range of excellent food and drinks in lots of restaurants and inns in Dubrovnik’s centre. Try some traditional Dalmatian cooking that famously combines simplicity and freshness, or try some fish specialities and sea food served with authentic Dalmatian wine from the Pelješac peninsula. Anyone who wants a true summer holiday will find their spot in the sun and sea
A The city bus lines and taxi services will take you to the coast, Dubrovnik airport is very well connected, and the Jadrolinija ferries and private boats will offer you safe passage on the sea.
Non bene pro toto libertas venditur auro" or “Freedom is not to be sold for all the riches in the world” is the message that is engraved on the doors of the Lovrijenac fortress. For centuries it was the stalwart defender of Dubrovnik’s freedom, and probably best describes the soul and atmosphere of this ancient Mediterranean city.
In the next few sentences we will try to describe what Dubrovnik is really like.
Dubrovnik has always attracted free-minded people from all over the world. It is located on the border between the east and the west, and in an area that throughout history has lived through some very difficult times where it was forced to fight for its freedom and dignity. What has always characterised it and enabled it to survive its hardest moments is precisely its thirst for freedom.
Dubrovnik is a city of culture and arts, a never ending source of inspiration for artists who come as guests, from the summer festival that is a powerful symbol of its cultural identity to the many exhibitions, scenes, and theatrical and musical performances that run throughout the year.
Dubrovnik is a town of big and small people – sailors, academics, artists, traders… Ruđer Bošković and Marin Getaldić gave Dubrovnik science, and Marin Držić, Ivan Gundulić, Bartol Kašić gave Dubrovnik the Croatian culture and language…Dubrovnik is a town of famous views, with the ancient city centre surrounded by its celebrated walls, full of cultural monuments and irreplaceable art and architecture that can be found in the centre.
It is very well-known that something is always happening in Dubrovnik and it is never boring. Every season brings something different, and in Dubrovnik different parts of the year mean different events.
The most important and biggest cultural spectacle in Dubrovnik, which from 1950 until the present day is held every summer in July and August, is definitely the Dubrovnik Summer Festival. The Dubrovnik Summer Festival programme consists of drama, music, dance performances by artists from all parts of the world that take place in Dubrovnik’s dynamic locations, such as the foyer of Sponza Palace, the Rector’s Palace, the island of Lokrum, and the fortress of Revelin. The open-air performances in Dubrovnik’s unique setting are definitely worth seeing.
In 2005 Dubrovnik got one more significant ace – the Libertas Film Festival. The Festival of St. Blaise and the Carnival, which are held in the February, are the peak of this part of Dubrovnik’s story. It is an annual tradition, and at this time the streets are full of people who want to thank the Saint who has been spiritually and historically connected to Dubrovnik for centuries. After the party of St. Blaise, the carnival begins and ends at the beginning of Lent.

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Answered by Nataša Lujić from Dubrovnik, Croatia 1131 days ago

The main highlight of the cultural calendar in Dubrovnik is the 45-day Summer Festival, which sweeps through the city from mid July to late August. Most major buildings in the old town, including the Sponza Palace, Svetog Dominika 1 (tel: (020) 321 032) and the Rector’s Palace, Pred Dvorom 3 (tel: (020) 321 437), become festival venues with theater, dance, classical music and visual arts all well represented. The highlight is the traditional performance of Shakespeare at the Lovrijenac Fortress.There are rehular concerts and cultural performans at Rector Palace, the Church of our Saviour, Stradun bb, and the Marin Drýič Theater, Pred Dvorom 1 (tel: (020) 321 419; website: www.kazaliste-dubrovnik.hr). The Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra (website: www.dso.hr) has a good reputation and performs regularly at various venues.
The Dubrovnik International Film Festival (website: www.dubrovnikfilmfestival.com) brings eclectic world cinema to various venues in May each year. Location
Southern Dalmatia, Republic of Croatia.
ime zone
GMT +1 (GMT +2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).
Karantena Festival
August
A smaller version of the Edinburgh ‘Fringe’ giving more esoteric and alternative acts a forum that they do not always get at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival.

Sightseeing Overview
All of the main attractions are conveniently located in the pedestrianized old city, which in itself is the standout attraction, a perfectly preserved baroque city-state. The best way to get acquainted with the city is to climb up on to the solid medieval walls, which protected the Ragusan Republic over the centuries and now provide a bird’s-eye view of its historic buildings for tourists.

The main thoroughfare is the Stradun (or Placa) where the Franciscan Monastery is located as well as the graceful
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Sponza Palace, one of the few buildings to survive the devastating earthquake of 1667. It is also home to the iconic clocktower, the Church of St Blaise, Onforio’s fountain and Orlando’s column. Just around the corner are the cathedral and the Rector’s Palace, once home of the nominal head of the republic, now a museum and cultural venue.

National specialties:
• Pršut i paški sir (air-dried ham similar to Italian prosciutto and sheep's cheese from the island of Pag) platters are served as an appetizer.
• Salata od hobotnice (octopus salad) is made from octopus, potato, onion, chopped parsely, olive oil and lemon juice.
• Crni riýot (black risotto)
is made from cuttlefish black ink.
• Gulaš (goulash) is similar to the Hungarian version from where it originated.
• Janjetina (roast lamb) is popular in inland regions, where its not unusual to see whole lamb roasting on a spit at roadside eateries.
National drinks:
• Vino (wine) as a rule of thumb, the best red wines come from the south, and the best whites from the north.
• Rakija (spirit) a potent firewater drunk as a toast at celebrations and as an aperitif before eating. Types of rakija include travarica (made from distilled grapes and flavored with herbs) and šlivovica (made from distilled plums).
• Pivo (beer) is popular throughout the country - lager predominates.
• Kava (coffee) is generally drunk as Italian-style espresso or as bijela kava (coffee with milk).
• Čaj (tea) normally implies herbal teas such as šipak (rosehip) which are served with sugar and lemon. If you want English-style black tea ask for Indijski čaj sa mljekom (Indian tea with milk).

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Answered by Nataša Lujić from Dubrovnik, Croatia 1131 days ago

The main highlight of the cultural calendar in Dubrovnik is the 45-day Summer Festival, which sweeps through the city from mid July to late August. Most major buildings in the old town, including the Sponza Palace, Svetog Dominika 1 (tel: (020) 321 032) and the Rector’s Palace, Pred Dvorom 3 (tel: (020) 321 437), become festival venues with theater, dance, classical music and visual arts all well represented. The highlight is the traditional performance of Shakespeare at the Lovrijenac Fortress.There are rehular concerts and cultural performans at Rector Palace, the Church of our Saviour, Stradun bb, and the Marin Drýič Theater, Pred Dvorom 1 (tel: (020) 321 419; website: www.kazaliste-dubrovnik.hr). The Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra (website: www.dso.hr) has a good reputation and performs regularly at various venues.
The Dubrovnik International Film Festival (website: www.dubrovnikfilmfestival.com) brings eclectic world cinema to various venues in May each year. Location
Southern Dalmatia, Republic of Croatia.
ime zone
GMT +1 (GMT +2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).
Karantena Festival
August
A smaller version of the Edinburgh ‘Fringe’ giving more esoteric and alternative acts a forum that they do not always get at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival.

Sightseeing Overview
All of the main attractions are conveniently located in the pedestrianized old city, which in itself is the standout attraction, a perfectly preserved baroque city-state. The best way to get acquainted with the city is to climb up on to the solid medieval walls, which protected the Ragusan Republic over the centuries and now provide a bird’s-eye view of its historic buildings for tourists.

The main thoroughfare is the Stradun (or Placa) where the Franciscan Monastery is located as well as the graceful
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Sponza Palace, one of the few buildings to survive the devastating earthquake of 1667. It is also home to the iconic clocktower, the Church of St Blaise, Onforio’s fountain and Orlando’s column. Just around the corner are the cathedral and the Rector’s Palace, once home of the nominal head of the republic, now a museum and cultural venue.

National specialties:
• Pršut i paški sir (air-dried ham similar to Italian prosciutto and sheep's cheese from the island of Pag) platters are served as an appetizer.
• Salata od hobotnice (octopus salad) is made from octopus, potato, onion, chopped parsely, olive oil and lemon juice.
• Crni riýot (black risotto)
is made from cuttlefish black ink.
• Gulaš (goulash) is similar to the Hungarian version from where it originated.
• Janjetina (roast lamb) is popular in inland regions, where its not unusual to see whole lamb roasting on a spit at roadside eateries.
National drinks:
• Vino (wine) as a rule of thumb, the best red wines come from the south, and the best whites from the north.
• Rakija (spirit) a potent firewater drunk as a toast at celebrations and as an aperitif before eating. Types of rakija include travarica (made from distilled grapes and flavored with herbs) and šlivovica (made from distilled plums).
• Pivo (beer) is popular throughout the country - lager predominates.
• Kava (coffee) is generally drunk as Italian-style espresso or as bijela kava (coffee with milk).
• Čaj (tea) normally implies herbal teas such as šipak (rosehip) which are served with sugar and lemon. If you want English-style black tea ask for Indijski čaj sa mljekom (Indian tea with milk).

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Answered by Jurica Mandic from Split, Croatia 1069 days ago

Hello,

for starters, I would like you to visit:

www.dubrovnik.in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubrovnik

After learning a few facts on your own, go to Dubrovnik, find a good guide, they are not too expensive for private arrangements, and learn from him/her.

Have fun!

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