Dubrovnik, Croatia - Any Info?

BNU_2

My spouse & I are off to Dubrovnik next month and wondered if anyone had any information or tips to share about the city and any surrounding areas that are worth a visit?

Also if anyone knows whether the airport has an ATM from which I could withdraw Croatian Kunas upon arrival rather than changing them up this end I would be very pleased to hear from you. Thanks.

albalad

if you have a spare couple of hours , a boat trip over to Lokrum island is worthwhile.......... take a decent pair of shoes and a bottle of water with you though as the track up to the monastery can be quite challenging at places ! oh and beware of the nudists
It really is a nice contrast to the hustle of dubrovnik , and it's a nice place to get some different photo's of the city walls
The excelsior hotel has a fantastic terrace restaurant , again with views of the city walls(lovely at night)

mystic_trev

I was there a couple of weeks ago - The Airports just being upgraded / rebuilt and didn't see an ATM at arrivals. The Bus into Town will accept Euros, and there are plenty of ATM's in the Town. I've been to Dubrovnik a few time in the past 10 years, and it's now become one of Europes "must see" destinations. You must do the walk around the City walls (over a mile and some climbing) and a trip to Cavtat from the Harbour is worthwhile. Any more info - please feel free to PM me.

BNU_2

Thanks both of you for your tips. I have picked up a guidebook today - but real life experience cannot be beaten!

I will definitely try to get over to Lokrum, we did consider staying at the Excelsior but decided it was a bit beyond our budget because we are hoping to go to Germany later in the year (a tour up or down the Rhine - but by car rather than boat so that we can stop where we want to) so didn't want to overdo it for Croatia - although perhaps we will get to the hotel for a meal on their terrace.

Thanks for the Airport info, I think I might get enough Kunas to last me a couple of days before I go for convenience. Thanks for the offer to PM you with further questions Mystic_Trev, I will read my guidebook and come back to you nearer the time if that is OK?

Thanks again!

albalad

BNU wrote:

we are hoping to go to Germany later in the year (a tour up or down the Rhine - but by car rather than boat so that we can stop where we want to)
Thanks again!

Ah........Rudesheim is very beatiful (though busy)and there is a car ferry from Bingen to rudesheim . mainz old town is very pretty and then there is Heidelberg....... speyer , koblenz, manneheim...................
I'm jealous

BNU_2

Well here we are in Croatia, I am logged in and checking email & MSE in an outdoors internet park in Lapad, Dubrovnik - very progressive country, I thought they were going to be years behind us technology & infrastructure-wise. How wrong can you be?!!

peat

If you get a chance to do a day trip to Montenegro, go for it, absolutely stunning scenery!

BNU_2

Thanks PEAT. Back last night, we didn't get to go to Montenegro but we did go to Mostar in Bosnia Herzegovina - which was fascinating and so much different from what we were expecting! Had a great week, if a little too hot (heatwave).

mystic_trev

BNU wrote:

we didn't get to go to Montenegro but we did go to Mostar

Sounds like you had a good time - Hope you didn't get tempted to jump off the "Old bridge" in Mostar!

I backpaced around southern Croatia and BiH end of April / beginng of May. It was my sixth trip to Croatia in the past ten years, so I've got to know the place pretty well...and yes I was even going there during the conflict, when there were very few Tourists around - Now it's become one of the must see destinations, but unfortunately prices have more than trebled since I was first there!

You must try Montenegro for your next visit - go to Virtualtourist.com and try "destination" Kotor and maybe you see what I mean? Montenegro - Croatia without all the tourists!

BNU_2

Montenegro sounds great, but in a week we had to be pretty selective in order to balance sightseeing with a much needed break!

Where else in Croatia would you recommend?

mystic_trev

BNU Split is a great place to spend a few days, then head out to one (or more) of the Islands on the Ferries, that leave from Split. I really like Hvar, but if you want to avoid Tourists (in the Peak season) go to Vis and hire a bike! The good thing about Virtualtourist is that you can look at any destination, and see what other people think of and recommed.