Self-guided walking tour

Dubrovnik Walking Tour: The Essentials (about 1.5 hours, 10 stops)

10 stops in walking order through Dubrovnik, from Crkva sv. Vlaha to Lovrijenac: 2.0 km on foot, about 24 min of walking, 1 h 35 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Dubrovnik Essentials”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 1 h 35 min
Distance: 2.0 km
Walking: 24 min
Stops: 10

The stops, in walking order

Crkva sv. Vlaha
The Church of St. Blaise is a Catholic Baroque church designed by Marino Groppelli.
1 min walk · 110 m
katedrala Uznesenja Blažene Djevice Marije
Dubrovnik Cathedral is a Baroque Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and seat of the Dubrovnik Diocese.
4 min walk · 310 m
Knežev dvor
The historic palace where Dubrovnik’s rector governed and lived during his term, surrounded by council rooms, offices, a prison, armoury and powder magazine.
5 min walk · 410 m
Palača Sponza
A sixteenth-century palace shaped by Gothic and Renaissance design, with a courtyard and carved stone arcade.
Next door, under a minute on foot
Orlandov stup
Orlando’s Column is a stone public sculpture depicting a medieval knight with a raised sword.
4 min walk · 320 m
Dubrovačke gradske zidine
The Dubrovnik Walls form a massive defensive stone circuit around much of the Old Town.
3 min walk · 250 m
Sv. Franjo
A Franciscan friary and church on Stradun, incorporating a library and a pharmacy.
1 min walk · 30 m
Velika Onofrijeva česma
A polygonal stone fountain made by Onofrio della Cava as part of Dubrovnik’s water system.
1 min walk · 80 m
Vrata od Pila
Vrata od Pila forms Dubrovnik’s western entrance, linking a stone bridge and wooden drawbridge with outer and inner gates.
6 min walk · 480 m
Lovrijenac
A fortress and theatre beyond Dubrovnik’s city walls, closely associated with resistance against Venetian control.