Croatia · Walking Tours

Dubrovnik Old City Private Tour

3 Hours Round trip from Dubrovnik Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Private walking tour of Dubrovnik’s Old City
02 Start at Pile Gate and finish in Luža Square
03 Visit major landmarks, churches, palaces, and fortifications
04 Includes two museum visits
05 See the Franciscan Monastery Old Pharmacy and Cathedral Treasury
06 Walk along Stradun, Dubrovnik’s main street
07 Learn about Dubrovnik’s history, culture, and recent past
08 Spot locations linked to popular film and TV productions

Discover the highlights of Dubrovnik’s Old City on a private walking tour through one of Croatia’s most celebrated historic centres. Starting at Pile Gate, you’ll explore the city’s streets, squares, fortifications, churches, and palaces while learning about Dubrovnik’s history, culture, and everyday life across the centuries, including its more recent past.

Along the way, visit major landmarks such as the Franciscan Monastery, Stradun, Rector’s Palace, Sponza Palace, Dubrovnik Cathedral, and the Church of St. Blaise. The experience also includes entry to two museum sites, offering a deeper look into the heritage of the old republic in a more personal setting away from the larger group tours.

The experience also includes entry to two museum sites, offering a deeper look into the heritage of the old republic in a more personal setting away from the larger group tours.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

City Dubrovnik

Languages Croatian, English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Dubrovnik Old City Private Tour

Beginning at Pile Gate, the west entrance to the Old City, you will be guided to Dubrovnik’s most significant historical landmarks (including two museums visits: The Franciscan Monastery - Old Pharmacy and The Cathedral - Treasury of the Republic).

We will see:

- Kolorina Bay and the Fortress of St. Lawrence

- The Bokar Fortress

- The Pile Gate (west gate of the old city)

- Onotrio's fountains

- The Franciscan Monastery (Old Pharmacy)

- The Stradun (the main street)

- The Great Granary

- The Minčeta Tower

- The Jesuit Monastery (GOT: Walk of Shame)

- The square of Ivan Gunudulić (green market)

- The Cathedral (Treasury of the Republic)

- The Rector's Palace (Homeland War Memorial Room)

- The Bishop's Palace

- The Old City Harbour (Ponta and Fishmarket gates)

- St. John’s Fortress

- Fortifications of St. Luke

- The Quarantine

- The Ploče Gate (east gate of the old city)

- The Dominican Monastery

- The City Hall

- Orlando's Column

- The Sponza Palace

- The Church of St. Blaise

The tour ends in the Luža Square (the main city square).

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Dubrovnik 1 city · 3 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Professional tour guidance
Two museum entrance fees*

What's Not Included

Any food or beverages
Any personal purchases or expenses
Gratitudes

Know before you go

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
Not wheelchair accessible
Not stroller accessible
Not suitable for pets
Infants must not sit on laps
Infant seats unavailable
*In general the Franciscan or Dominican Monastery Museum and Cathedral Treasury will be included but substituted in respect to the tour time/date/period of year!
*If museums are closed for any reason, funds will be refunded!
*The route of the tour may be different in respect to the weather, crowds, events, or any other exceptional reason that could affect the quality of the tour service.

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