Excursions and Visits

Excursion 1: THE SPIRIT OF ADRIATIC
Island cruise with lunch and music, whole day, (min. 30 persons)

The cruise offers you the sun, sea and relaxing change of pace from the moment you embark. Sail past the Elaphite Islands before you disembark at a secluded bay where traditional welcome of dried figs and local brandy will be offered. Enjoy lunch of grilled fish, local cheeses and unlimited wine, while being entertained by Dalmatian music. The games will add to the fun-filled afternoon. Light sportswear and swimwear are recommended.

Excursion 2: CITY TOUR OF DUBROVNIK
City walls and galleries (min. 20 persons)

After breakfast enjoy a walking tour of the old walled city of Dubrovnik guided in English by local expert guides. The tour starts from the hotel and includes all cities' major landmarks. The participants have the opportunity to walk the streets of historic Dubrovnik, to feel the cities' vibrant life, to see its palaces and monuments, to visit some of its museums (Rector's Palace, the Cathedral and its Treasury, the Dominican and the Franciscan Monasteries with their museums and collections). The Franciscan Monastery was built in the transitional Romanesque-Gothic style and its lofty interior (reputed once to have had ceiling paintings by Titian) was completely reconstructed after the Great Earthquake of 1667.

The Old Pharmacy, located inside the Franciscan monastery, was opened in 1317. It is the third oldest pharmacy in Europe, but the only one still working. The inventories, ceramics, bowls, laboratory equipment and old medical books of the old Pharmacy are kept in the Franciscan Monastery Museum, among other highly valued and priceless objects of Dubrovnik's historic and cultural past.

The Franciscan monastery's library possesses 30,000 volumes, 22 incunabula, 1,500 valuable handwritten documents. The well-labeled exhibits include a 15th century silver-gilt cross and silver thurible, an 18th century crucifix from Jerusalem in mother-of-pearl on olive wood, an martyrology (1541) by Bemardin Gucetić (Gozze) and illuminated Psalters. Among the pictures is one of Ruđer Bošković painted in London in 1760, and a painting showing the town before the earthquake. There will be much more to see in this aristocratic city bound with many tales and legends.

The City Walls of Dubrovnik are among the finest and most complete in Europe. They protected the freedom of Dubrovnik Republic for centuries. They surround the entire Old City with their 1940 meters of length and up to 25 meters of height. The whole City Wall complex was built from the 8th until the 16th century, consisting of an inner and outer section. There are five bastions, 3 circular and 12 square and rectangular towers, two corner towers, and one huge fortress.

The outer section of City Walls consists of a lower wall, having 10 semicircular bastions built by the famous Italian architect Michelozzo. The town is defended by two more separate fortresses, Revelin on the eastern side and Lovrijenac on the southwest side. The moat ran around the outside section of the City Walls.

Today, these unique ramparts are the major landmarks of Dubrovnik. The tour requires a lot of walking including steps and offers a splendid view on the cities' roofs, the sea and the islands. After the tour participants shall visit a gallery and a gift shop with an excellent opportunity to buy a valuable and discounted piece of art or just a small souvenir. Refreshment is offered in the gallery (choice of soft drinks or brandies and appetizers). The best thing to do after the tour is to enjoy the city on your own - to explore by yourself, to enjoy drinks at one of the numerous side cafes, to hunt for souvenirs or to do some shopping.