Airline Tickets to Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik is a pearl of the Adriatic Sea, the city famous for its amazingly beautiful nature and the Mediterranean atmosphere. Dubrovnik Riviera is the south region of Dalmatia. The tempting sea, small picturesque places with outstanding hoses with terracotta roofs, green islands located along the coast – all this you can see, if you'll go to Dubrovnik.

Founded in the 7th century and now it has the population of 50 000 people Dubrovnik can surely be called one of the most fascinating cities of Croatia. Due to the authentic center Dubrovnik was put in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. In the Middle Ages Dubrovnik was one of the most famous economical and cultural centers of the whole Mediterranean region. This port city was especially popular with artists, writers and poets. Nowadays tourists can find there a unique open-air so-called museum with a lot of towers, churches, palaces and monuments.

The ancient part of the city – Gradske Zidine. The whole historical center of the city is a pedestrian zone, which is located on an enormous rock over the sea with the 2-kilometer wall around. If you want, you can get upstairs and enjoy the baroque beauty of the city from the birds' eye view. The ancient walls (Gradske Zidine) are the symbol of Dubrovnik. They were built in the 10th century and later, in the 13th century, they were completed. In its creation took part such well-know architects as Michelozzo and Ferramolino. The whole length of the walls comes to 940m, the height – 25m, the thickness – 6m. More than that, the walls are fortified with ten semicircular bastions.

All the sights in the historical center are situated on several square meters. The main street, Stradun Street (its former name is Placa) is extremely cozy and fascinating market street, surrounded by plenty of small paved with marble streets, along which you can walk for hours. Stradun Street leads to the historical center of the city and crosses Dubrovnik from the east to the west. The street was created in the 2th century after the channel, that separated the island and the land was dried and filled up. Nowadays you will find there a lot of eye-catching bars and cafes. It's forbidden to drive into the area inside the walls, which surely disposes to having a walk.

Loza Square. The central square of Dubrovnik is Loza Square, the traditional place for meetings. From the Dubrovnik port, located in front of the coast, regularly numerous boats go. Lovers of lazing on a beach will find there wonderful nature beaches and pure sea water.

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Address : Cilipi, Konavle, 20117 Dubrovnik, Croatia. Telephone : 2077 3377 or 2077 3233. Fax : 2077 3322. E-mail : info@airport-dubrovnik.hr Website : www.airport-dubrovnik.hr Location : The airport is located 21km (13 miles) to the south east of Dubrovnik