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Dubrovnik Croatia is known as the “Jewel of the Adriatic” for good reason. It’s timeless beauty is encased in ancient fortress walls that surround Old Town Dubrovnik. I shot photos on the Dubrovnik wall, visited the history of Dubrovnik at the Rector’s Palace, Big Onofrio’s Fountain, and the Church of St. Blaise. We had cocktails at Cafe Buza and listened to American Jazz at the Troubadour Jazz Cafe.
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Split is living ancient history. Diocletian’s Palace still stands as a monument to the power of the Roman Empire. Medieval buildings that sprout from the Palace walls have been converted to modern shops, cafes and hotels.
They call Hvar “Queen of the Dalmatian Islands” because it is literally paradise. Hvar has a rich history as a strategic and commerce center. More recently it has become the famous as “The New Riviera”.
Montenegro is just being discovered as a tour destination. Our travels took us from the undisturbed fjords to the medieval town of Budva, to the man-made island of “Our lady of The Rock” in the Bay of Kotor and the luxury island hotel of Sveti Stefan.
Dubrovnik Croatia is known as the “Jewel of the Adriatic” for good reason. It’s timeless beauty is encased in ancient fortress walls that surround Old Town Dubrovnik.
The exotic and mysterious country of Montenegro is just being discovered as a tour destination. The journey from Dubrovnik is easy as we traveled through the Fjords of the “Black Mountains” to Sveti Stephan.
Traveling through the Peljesac Peninsula by car is the ideal way to experience this wonder of natural beauty. Connected by land and close to Dubrovnik, the Peljesac Peninsula is easily accessible. Our stops included Mali Ston, Ston and Korcula.
We ventured out of the rear entrance to the town that opens on the beautiful cafe lined waterfront. After a quick refreshment of cokes and coffee we made our way down to Kamerlengo Fortress. Built as a naval base by the Venetians in the 14th Century, the high walls, turret posts and large single entry gate are an amazingly well preserved testament to that age. Today it’s an open air cinema and tourist attraction. We climbed up the stairs and walked along the fortress walls. At the top of largest fortress turret I was able to get excellent shots of Trogir and the water-way.
I highly recommend spending time along the waterway and across the bridges that connect Old Town Trogir to the other parts of the city. Some excellent photography is to be had from across the water-way back towards Old Town Trogir.
The city opens the gates to the Dubrovnik wall daily around 8:00 am, and closes them before dusk. This is unfortunate, because some of the best photography to be had along the Dalmation coast is on this wall. You’ll want to make sure to take as much gear as possible because there is no way to get down once you’re on your way. Our apartment was in the middle of the city, but even if I forgot something, it would have been a major hassle to go back and get it.
Allow for a full morning to tour the entire wall. It’s more then 2 kilometers long. The crowds and unlimited photography opportunities will slow you down.
View of Dubrovnik from the highest tower toward the end of the tour.
