Banje
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Ready-made walk · Dubrovnik

The Old Harbour and the Sea

5 stops · ~50 min · 2.7 km

Waterfront

Follow Dubrovnik's relationship with the sea, from Buža, a rocky bathing spot reached through an opening in the walls, to the Porporela breakwater and the harbour fortress of Sv. Ivan. Continue past the Lazareti, the merchant republic's quarantine station, to Banje, the city's best-known beach facing the Old Town.

The stops, in walking order

  1. Banje
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    Stop 1: Banje

    ~3 min here

    Banje is Dubrovnik’s best-known and most popular beach, a pebbled shore close to the Old Town.

  2. Lazareti
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    Stop 2: Lazareti

    ~3 min here

    Lazareti is a connected group of buildings that served as Dubrovnik’s quarantine station, set 300 meters from the city walls.

  3. Sv. Ivan
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    Stop 3: Sv. Ivan

    ~3 min here

    Sv. Ivan is a fortress woven into Dubrovnik’s city walls, with a curved monumental outline that once guarded the harbour from the southern side.

  4. Porporela
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    Stop 4: Porporela

    ~3 min here

    Porporela is the breakwater and bathing place of Dubrovnik’s old harbour, a favourite gathering point for residents and visitors.

  5. Buža Bar
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    Stop 5: Buža Bar

    ~3 min here

    Buža Bar is the refreshment spot beside Buža Beach, a Dubrovnik beach pressed against the Old Town walls.

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