Dubrovnik is a gorgeous city on the Adriatic - that is absolutely overrun by cruise ship tourists. We visited at the beginning of the season in late April, which I highly recommend for avoiding the larger crowds. Get up early to walk the walls, get out on the water, enjoy lots of seafood, and the city will sparkle for you.
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Eating & drinking
Taj Mahal (Bosnian cuisine!)
Exploring
Walk the walls
Enjoy Old Town by morning
Private island hopping boat tour + fresh fish lunch
Shopping
Stradun - old town thoroughfare
Franjevački samostan Male braće - pharmacy + natural creams since 1317
Didn’t have time to check out, but wanted to…
Dubrovnik cable car + Panorama Restaurant + Homeland War Museum
Čilipi coastal town