Dubrovnik has been the scene for King’s Landing for a number seasons of of popular TV series “Game of Thrones”.
“Game of Thrones” in Dubrovnik
in Dubrovnik
The main sights of Dubrovnik and the main sights of South Dalmacia:
old center of Dubrovnik (UNESCO), valley of the Neretva river, Mostar city, national natural park Mljet, fortress Ston and Stonska Solana, oyster farm.
The famous Dubrovnik is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Ston Fortress – the Great Wall of the Mediterranean Croatia
“The Great Wall of Europe” is located in Ston town.
Between Ston and Maly Ston there stretches a complex of fortification structures – walls and buildings – build in the 14th century as a means of protection against Turkish attacks.
Stonska solana
If a traveller visits Ston, his attention will surely be attracted by a long wall — the Great Wall of the Mediterranean, bunches of shells in Maloston bay.
When he travels toward Piljesac peninsula, he will definitely see salt fields and won’t even have an idea how close he is to the oldest “solana” — a salt-producing enterprise — in Europe. It is no less than four thousand years old!
Oyster farm in Ston
Distance to Dubrovnik 54 km
Distance to Split 171 km
A famous oyster farm is located in Ston.
The oysters in Ston of Dubrovnik are considered to be of the highest quality in the world. Most of the oysters is used to supply the markets and restaurants of Italy and France.
A number of restaurants specialising in oyster dishes are located here, and anyone can try these elite oysters at the low local prices. You can visit the oyster farm with an excursion.
Neretva river valley
The river Neretva flows through Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The length of the river Neretva is 225 km. The area of the river Neretva is 10,380 sq.km.
Mostar town on Neretva river
Mostar town is located on Neretva river of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Along the course of the Neretva river, there is found the famous town of Mostar — one of the sights of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name of the town of Mostar comes from the phrase “stari most”.
Medjugorje
Medjugorje (meaning “between mountains”) is a small settlement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It became famous in the second half of the 20th century because the Blessed Virgin appeared there.
Dubrovnik city
Dubrovnik is the most luxurious and sophisticated city of Croatia. Dubrovnik is also called “the pearl of the Adriatic”.
Dubrovnik is included by UNESCO in the list of the most beautiful monument cities of Renaissance Europe, next to Venice and Amsterdam. The population of Dubrovnik is 43,700 people.
Biokovo natural park
Biokovo is one of the largest and the most beautiful Dalmatian mountains, it is amazingly close to the sea.
Mt Biokovo is also remarkable because it rises 1800 m above sea level.
It is the highest and the longest peak of the country.
Hvar island
The isle of Hvar is to the south of the isle of Brac lies the largest Croatian island.
The isle of Hvar is famous for being the most sunny isle of the Adriatic (349 sunny days a year). On the isle of Hvar, the sun shines 2718 hours (as opposed to the average 2600 in the Adriatic).
Robin Hood: Origins in Dubrovnik
Leonardo DiCaprio chose Croatian Dubrovnik city from a lot of cities all over the world for make a movie “Robin Hood: Origins”.
Around one thousand film crew members arrived to Dubrovnik from Hollywood.
Part of Dubrovnik old center was turned into Nottingham of the 13th century.
