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Description:
Berlitz Pocket Guide: Dubrovnik covers all the main sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of tourist attractions in the Old Town include the forts, gates, towers and bastions of the Old Town walls; the Gothic Renaissance Sponza and Rector's Palaces; the lively main Placa street; historic Lula Square; and the Franciscan and Dominican monasteries. A guide is given to places to visit outside the Old Town such as Grul, Lapad, Babin Kuk and Rijeka Dubrovaaka, as well as excursions to Dubrovnik's islands, the attractive resort of Cavtat and handsome town of Koraula. The guide also contains background historical information, advice on shopping and entertainment and the low-down on eating out. There is an A-Z of practical information, listings of recommended hotels and restaurants and useful expressions in Croatian. Special features range from Marco Polo's birthplace to Jews in Dubrovnik. Maps show Dubrovnik, the Old Town, South Dalmatia and the islands, and there are dozens of color photographs throughout.
Contents:
Maps: Dubrovnik; South Dalmatia; The Old Town; The Islands.
Introduction; A Brief History.
Where to Go: The Old Town; Outside the Old Town; Dubrovnik's Islands; Cavtat and the Konavle Region.
What to Do: Sports; Tours; Shopping; Nightlife; Festivals and Folklore; Dubrovnik for Children.
Eating Out; Handy Travel Tips; Hotels and Restaurants; Index.
Extract:
Dubrovnik, the walled city by the sea, is one of the world's most captivating cities. Medieval and magnificent, the 'Pearl of the Adriatic' has a fairytale quality that has attracted visitors for centuries - never more so than today when in summer months around seven cruise ships a day, carrying up to 2,000 passengers each, drop anchor and lead their adventurous troops in search of the city's secrets. In the hour or two that they are here they learn a little, but not a lot, about the former Republic of Ragusa that flourished on the Adriatic's shore. They learn even less of the 45,000 people who live in the city, most of them outside the Old Town in Bonavivo, Grul, Lapad and Ploae. Nor may they realise that the coast has many fine resorts and beautiful islands that are no more than a short bus or ferry-boat ride away.
