Dubrovnik and Konavle: The Jewels of Croatia

Published on December 17, 2024

Dubrovnik and Konavle: The Jewels of Croatia

Discover Croatia and its countless idyllic landscapes. You will be guided through unique private excursions to experience an authentic journey! Don't wait any longer to explore this country with its unusual and magical places.

Dubrovnik is the southernmost city in Croatia. Its history is marked by its strategic position at the entrance to the navigation channels formed by 1200 islands of Croatia. It has evolved to become a crossroads between the East and the West, a free city-state using diplomacy to maintain itself on the important commercial cord that was the Adriatic Sea.

Experience this through a private excursion!


VISIT THE PEARL OF THE ADRIATIC: DUBROVNIK

Transfer with the French-speaking guide and driver in a private car to the old town of Dubrovnik.

Visit Dubrovnik with your local guide. You will see the main street Stradun, Franciscan and Dominican monasteries, cathedral and Saint Blaise church, Rector's Palace and Sponza as well as the old port.

DISCOVER THE KONAVLE REGION AND THE RUSKOVIĆ ART GALLERY

The Konavle region has an ancient history. Its name comes from Canalis, channels built by the Romans to supply their camp Epidaurus, today the beautiful village of Cavtat. Konavle is a unique microclimate on the Croatian Adriatic coast, between the sea and the Sniježnica massif peaking at 1234 m., renowned for its cypress forests embracing its authentic stone villages.

Transfer from Dubrovnik to the village of Gruda in the heart of Konavle.

Journey duration: 40 min.

Discover the AR art gallery of academic painter Antonija Rusković. The workshop has received national protection status for Konavle embroidery art.

The Konavle region is known for silk production and embroidery. A tradition still alive as women pass down family patterns from mother to daughter. All the pride of women and their craftsmanship is illustrated by the embroideries of their traditional costume.

The AR workshop produces silk as it was done in ancient times. They use their cocoons for presentation and traditional silk thread production workshops. It also has a rich collection of embroideries that are part of traditional costumes and other domestic uses.

CAVTAT

Free discovery of the village Cavtat.

Cavtat is one of the most beautiful villages on the Dubrovnik Riviera. A typical stone village with rich captains' houses.

It houses a mausoleum created by the great Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović, a Franciscan monastery, and the birthplace of impressionist painter Vlaho Bukovac. The seaside walk around the capes is magnificent.

Return to Dubrovnik to your accommodation or boat and end of the excursion.



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