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D U B R O V N I K
value for money in the
restaurants situated by the Old
Harbour, such as the Lokanda
Peskarija, for example, which is
also a great place to do some
people watching. The
restaurant’s fish speciality –
seafood tossed in garlic and oil
and served in a heavy brass pan
– is delicious.
Authentic Dalmatian
cooking tends to be more meat-
heavy, consisting primarily of
game, goulash and soup,
although the Italian-influenced
cuisine is perfect summer fare.
You can sample it at Sesame
(Don Frana Bulića 5), which is
located outside the city walls but
is thankfully less touristy for it.
The restaurant’s impressive
menu includes classic starters
such as beef carpaccio with
truffle and flavourful prosciutto
with figs and citrus oil, as well as
main courses like fresh sea bass.
The ground-floor bar – decked
out in an eclectic mix of historic
postcards and old black-and-
white photographs – is worth
visiting for the decor alone.
The local coast is mostly
pebbly. Themost beautiful beach
in the area is situated not far from
the historic city centre on
Lokrum, a deserted island
offering idyllic stretches of sandy
coast. The island is a 30-minute
boat journey from the harbour
and a great place to relax after the
hustle and bustle of the Old
Town. Dalmatia boasts 1,200
the bars on Bunićeva Square.
The Poco Loco also offers plenty
of live music, and a DJ plays
house tunes in front of another
nearby bar on Saturdays. The
local LaŠko beer is light and
tasty, and the numerous local
ice-cream parlours stay open
late, Italian style. Make sure you
try the dark chocolate ice cream
from the parlour by the harbour.
The Old Harbour wall is a
popular haunt for young locals,
who meet up there on weekends
to drink, smoke and chat as they
gaze out to sea. It’s another
example of howDubrovnik
offers non-touristy enclaves,
even close to the city centre.
Dubrovnik’s growing
popularity has inevitably
resulted in increased prices.
Restaurants like the Nautika by
the city’s western gate offer a
luxurious ambience, but the
food is disproportionately
expensive. You’ ll get much better
small islands in total, which are
best reached by yacht. Nautical
tourism is booming in
Dubrovnik, and even if you can’t
quite stretch to your own boat,
you can always inspect the
luxury yachts in the harbour.
And you don’t have to be a yachtie
to appreciate the sun setting over
the sea. There’s no better vantage
point than the Valamar Lacroma
Hotel (Iva Dulcica 34). It’s the
ideal spot to end a day on the
beach, sipping one of the
extremely strongMojitos while
the fiery red sun sets over the
islands. The hotel is located
outside the city centre, but you
can take a free shuttle bus there
from the old town. It also offers a
concert service.
Dubrovnik has much to
recommend it all year round, but
it’s especially worth visiting
during the festival season. The
legendary Pearl of the Adriatic is
certainly living up to its name.
Dubrovnik ist beliebter
Anlaufspunkt für Bootsbesitzer
Dubrovnik’s Old Harbour
The best time to visit Dubrovnik is late
summer, when the crystal clear water is
still warm and the evenings balmy
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