Any time of year is good
by acemj
I was in Dubrovnik in the off-season, but even in February it is a beautiful place to visit. The weather is mild and the tourist crowds are absent, although you'll definitely sacrifice some of the ambience that the crowded cafes and improved nightlife in the summer months provides.
In July and August, Dubrovnik hosts a high brow Summer Festival featuring concerts and plays (think Shakespeare, not Broadway) in many of the city's beautiful courtyards and palaces.
Inside Maritime Museum
by jckim
History of Museum about Dubrovnik Port, Ships, Sea and Dubrovnik Fortress. there are variety of things are displayed for Dubrovnik area and local custom. situated by on the City Wall, during the City Wall Walking Tour.
Take a walk in the Austrian Park
by julie_dawson
Take a walk out the Pile Gate to explore this beautiful and quiet park. You can walk up the main road and turn left at Od Graca, but the more scenic way is to walk down to the little harbour (follow the signs for Orhan restaurant), then past Orhan up Od Tabakarije (the entrance to Fort Lovrijenac is just behind Orhan as well). Go up the steps. Slightly to your right you will see a lagr eshell-shocked building with tall spindly palm trees outside. Walk towards it but turn left immediately before you reach it. You will come to a car park and the entrance to Gradac, the park, is just across the road.
The park is a little like Lokrum in minature: wooded and almost abandoned-feeling, with crisscrossing paths, old fountains, pine needles underfoot, and a lovely view out to sea. Just blow the park on the seaward side is the Dance church and nunnery, and sometimes you can see the nuns working in the garden. Apparently they ring the bell to greet passing ships, though we didn't hear this. Would be a perfect early evening walk.
Ston
by davesut
The walls around Ston marked the northern edge of th eDubrovnik Republic. Mali Ston nearby has more restaurants and clearly a busier but less picturesqu place. We stopped off on the way to exploring parts of the Peljeclac Penninsula
Local buses
by TheWanderingCamel
Public transport in Dubrovnik is an excellent way to get around the environs of the city. With only two hotels actually inside the city walls, and a limited amount of private accommodation as well, most visitors will find themselves staying at varying distances from both the city and the beaches. No cars are permitted wirhin the city walls - and parking's very limited, so the bus is definitely the way to go.
Bus fares are 12 kuna if you buy your ticket on the bus, or 10 kuna if you buy it from a kiosk or newsstand. There's a main bus stop just outside the Pile Gate, tickets are available from the kiosk there.
The main bus station is in the port area of Gruz.
If you are coming from the airport, the airport bus will stop at the Pile Gate before going on to Gruz. Buses are scheduled to link up with flights arriving and leaving the airport and are much the best option. The fare is 35 kuna (about 5 euro) as opposed to 250 kuna for a taxi, though not all flight arrivals coincide with the bus timetable. For the return trip to the airport, you can catch the bus either at the Pile Gate or the Gruz bus station - allow yourself 2 hours.