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  • By Gligoroff on October 19, 2005
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  • All bills should be paid in Croatian kunas. Most credit cards, such as American Express, Diners Club, EC/MC, and Visa are widely accepted. Foreign currencies may be exchanged in banks, post offices, hotels and licensed exchange bureaus. Automated teller machine dispense Croatian kunas.


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    VT is a trap!!
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  • Updated By acemj on March 24, 2004
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  • Dubrovnik Tourist Traps
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    Considering I was a little banged up from my visit to Split, I spent a little more time than usual cruising the internet while in Dubrovnik. For 20-50kn depending on where you go (less than 10USD for sure), you can surf the web for an hour. There are two places just off of Stradun on the northern end (up the hill).

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    Dubrovnik Aquarium
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  • By jsadler8 on August 22, 2003
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  • Dubrovnik Aquarium - Dubrovnik
    Dubrovnik Aquarium
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    Don't let the ticket fool you, there really aren't many fish displayed here besides the one pictured on the ticket :) Easily the biggest tourist trap I came across in Croatia. Hardly worth the price of admission to watch the aquarium's lonely sea turtle suffer in it's tiny enclosure. I truly hope things have changed since my last visit. Avoid this sight at all costs !!!

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    Restaurants in the Old Town (Prijeko street)
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  • Updated By kiona on August 18, 2003
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  • Stradun scene - Dubrovnik
    Stradun scene
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    The restaurants in the Prijeko street (and some other areas in the Old Town) all appear to be soooooooo nice, BUT trust me you won't taste national cuisine, and you will get ripped off. Don't EVER go to places that are packed with tourists only.

    Instead always go where local people go, trust me - we care deeply about what we eat and of course decent price is a must for most of us too. Actually, this doesn't apply ony to restaurants, it applies to everything (bars, clubs,...) : )

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    Main strip caffes, restaurants and shops
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  • By partyer on November 15, 2006
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  • If your looking for restaurants to eat your meals, caffe bars to have some coffee drinks, sodas etc. or buy a souvenier...........stay away from the main strips. Venture in the side streets you'll get more for your money!

    Food: there are places in the side streeets that have sandwiches, pizza and even nice sit down places that the food is much better and cheaper ex. Taj Mahal, Mia Kulpa, Mrvica, Peskarija, Dundo Maroje. Caffe Bars:The places on the strips have the bad coffee drinks and priced outragous. Go down the side streets to Caffe Bar Rio. Shops: The best place for souveniers is the little newspaper/magazine shops. The prices are half the price.


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    Swimming - be prepared
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  • By KeithLawson on June 11, 2003
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  • Mlini bay - Dubrovnik
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    Swimming in the Adriatic off Mlini was brilliant but.... do not rely upon buying what you need at the resorts. Because of the pebble beaches and spiny urchins, take swimshoes.

    To enjoy the clear waters even more, take snorkel gear - kit at the resort is often cheap quality and limited choice. Lilos are available for weak swimmers to "snorkel" from and lack of currents and waves mean low risk to floating away.

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    Cathedral Treasury
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  • By julie_dawson on July 22, 2004
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  • I love churches and religious art and was really looking forward to seeing all the reliquaries. It doesn't cost much to see the treasury - I think it was 7 kn as of July 2004 - but for that, you only get to peek into a glassed in room. It is full of the most amazing gilded kitsch, but everything is piled in and virtually nothing is labelled in English, so you end up having no idea what you are looking at. I was quite disappointed.

    Just take in the huge amounts of gold and OTT-ness of it all. Ask the ticket peron to point out Jesus' nappy.

    The best religious building we visited was the Dominican Monastery (up the staircase near the Ploce gate) which was 10 kn and had loads to look at, all well labelled, and a beautiful church and cloister as well.

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    The Strada
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  • By BamaJed on November 30, 2005
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  • The shops here are full of the usual tourist junk. T-shirts, hats, etc... Don't expect to find any deals or real Croatian products. In the evening the Strada will be full of hawkers for the restaurants.

    Buy icecream from shops in the alleys, they are cheaper.

    For handmade croatian products hop the bus down to the other side of the city and check out the shops at the mall.

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    Avoid the Stradun for food
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  • By davesut on March 15, 2005
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  • Not so much a trap but advice. The stradun is absolutely packed in August and tables are not easy to come by on the main route. Take one of the small side passages and find something a lot quieter. There are plenty of places to choose from.

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    This is not a tourist trap
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  • Updated By croisbeauty on October 26, 2005
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  • Map of the area - Dubrovnik
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    CAVTAT near Dubrovnik To those who are traveling with their children I suggest to search for accomodation in the town of Cavtat, just about 20 km.'s south of Dubrovnik. It is msall but very cute town where traffic is limitated. Also, you can get it by local boat line which starts at the old port of Dubrovnik.

    This tip was made in 2002, under the old version of VT.

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