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1. Tour the Dubrovnik city ramparts and enjoy unmatched vistas of the old town and sorounding sea.

2. See the Rector´s Palace, from where the ruling oligarchy governed the republic for almost 500 years.

3. Dine on today´s catch, freshly grilled, with a view of the old port at Lokanda Peskarija.

4. Meet the mariners and see the ships that made Dubrovnik great at the Maritime Museum.

5. Bask on the sandy beach of Šunj on Lopud, the most beautiful of the Elaphite Islands.

6. Find inner peace at the Franciscan friary, in Croatia´s most beautiful mediaeval cloister.

7. See two treasures of late mediaeval Ragusan art at the seaside nunnery of Dance.

8. Stroll in Trsteno´s sylvan glades, where Tasso, Titian and Byron all found inspiration.

9. Drink chilled Prosek on the terrace of the Gradska Kavana, overlooking the church of Dubrovnik´s patron saint.

10. Take a boat trip to Cavtat, site of the Graecco-Illyrian Epidaurum.

(ref: Visible cities: Dubrovnik, Annabel Barber)

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