With its rows of red rooftops set bold against the deep blue-green of the Adriatic, the walled city of Dubrovnik has fairly emphatically become the poster-boy for Croatian tourism as a whole. George Bernard Shaw summed it up nicely for the planet’s postcard industry when he proclaimed ‘those who seek paradise on Earth should seek it in Dubrovnik’ – it is, in essence, the kind of place that sits well on the cover of a glossy magazine.
There is, however, a great deal more to Dubrovnik than its undoubted aesthetic charms. UNESCO has placed everything that lies within the old walls on its World Heritage List, and not just because it all looks nice. Its multi-layered history is every bit as interesting as you hope it’s going to be, while despite the medieval architecture there’s also a strong modern pulse to the place. And contrary to many preconceptions, there’s a fair bit to discover outside the walls too...
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