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Founded on a rugged limestone peninsula in the seventh century, Dubrovnik is famous for its medieval walls and fortifications surrounding the entire town, its red roofs and many Church steeples, its marble-paved squares, steep cobbled streets, palaces, churches, fountains and museums - all built of the same light-color stone and facing the crystal clear and blue sea.
Our tour begins with a short sightseeing trip by bus to reach the hill overlooking the city from where we have a spectacular view of the ancient village (the historical Ragusa). Then come back in the country and will enter in the heart of the city through Pile Gate, located at the top of Stradun, the famous main street of the old town. From here, we will begin our tour on foot. We visit the monastery of St. Francis, whose cloister is one of the most magnificent sites in the city, which also houses the oldest pharmacy in Europe still active (opened in 1317). Sponza Palace, notable for its portico with columns and elaborate stone carvings. Our tour will continue with the Cathedral, built on the ruins of a twelfth century church then destroyed in 1667 by an earthquake. At the end of our time we walk. We have to continue to explore themselves more curious corners of the city.
Your visit will include historical landmarks such as:
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The Rector's Palace (15th century) - Once the Government and Rector's seat of Dubrovnik. Permanent displays of artifacts, furniture and baroque paintings.
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The Baroque Church of St. Blaise (Dubrovnik's patron saint) and recently visited and blessed by the Pope.
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The Franciscan Monastery (14th century) was destroyed in the 1667 earthquake and rebuilt. It holds the oldest pharmacy in the world.
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The Dominican Monastery (14th century) with works by Paolo Veneziano and the local Croatian painter Vlaho Bukovac and other valuable paintings out of the 15th and 16th century.
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The Cathedral (1667) with its Titian altarpiece and its large treasury of more than 100 relics. Here the skill and imagination of the old Ragusa gold and its silver-smiths can really be appreciated.
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The Synagogue (15h century) and second oldest in Europe still functioning today.
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The City Walls. Built from the 8th to the 16th century, the walls encompass the entire city of Dubrovnik with a total length of 1940m (5,820 ft); 5 bastions, 3 round and 12 square shaped towers.
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