Stradun of Dubrovnik, Sponza Palace, St. Blasius Church, The Rector’s Palace and Cultural Historical Museum, St. Ignatius Church, Dubrovnik Cathedral and Treasury, The City Gates, The Square of the Loggia, Dubrovnik’s Gibraltar: Fort Lovrijenac, The Big Fountain of Onofrio and St. Saviour Church, Church of Holy Savior, The Dominican and Franciscan Monasteries, Maritime Museum, The Fort of St. John, Minceta Tower, Old Port, The Synagogue and Jews, Orthodox Church, and many others.

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Medieval and Baroque splendour on the Adriatic Dubrovnik is one of the world’s most magnificent walled cities, overlooking the calm blue Adriatic Once the capital of the mighty sea-faring Republic of Ragusa (1358-1808), it’s now Croatia’s most upmarket destination Historically, this diminutive republic was sophisticated, refined and cultured Today, the pedestrian-only Old Town – packed with aristocratic palazzi and elegant Baroque churches, contained within sturdy medieval fortifications – draws hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. Beyond the walls, attractions include wine bars, classy seafood restaurants and many others.

When Dubrovnik was the glorious Ragusa, it was governed by a Rector . The Rector’s Palace looked more like a fort than a palace. The ground-floor portico is in Renaissance form but with some Gothic elements (three of the seven capitals are Gothic). The windows of the ground and first floors are pure. The styles blend remarkably well and the overall effect is most harmonious.

All trade routes of Dubrovnik went through this marvelous palace, maybe the most beautiful in whole of Dubrovnik. The Sponza palace was built in a mixture of late Gothic and Renaissance styles.Today the Atrium of the Sponza palace is an art gallery always exhibiting some interesting works from Dubrovnik present or past.

Dubrovnik’s Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin) is a venerable structure whose roots stretch back to the 7th century. The interior of the Cathedral is rich in treasure–especially in the Treasury. There are over 100 gold and silver reliquaries–some of which are set with jewels or decorated by reliefs, and most of which were made by Dubrovnik goldsmiths from the 11th to 17th centuries. The reliquaries contain bits and pieces of St Blaise, Dubrovnik’s patron saint and an alleged fragment of the Holy Cross.

The Church of St. Blaise is a Baroque church in Dubrovnik and one of the city’s major sights. Saint Blaise is the patron saint of the city of Dubrovnik. Hundreds of statues of St. Blasius can be found throughout the City. On every corner of Dubrovnik City walls you will notice a statue of St. Blasius, embedded in the walls.The celebration of the patron day in the Festival od St. Blasius is every February the 3rd.

Part of a fine complex on an elevated square close to the southern edge of the Old Town, the wonderfully ornate Jesuit church of St Ignatius is approached via a romantic baroque. Both the stairway and the square in front of the church are used as venues at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival. This copy of the St Ignatius of Rome was designed by the Roman architect Andrea Pozzo from 1699.

Old Port Dubrovnik is located at the Eastern part of the City.The most important architect in the development of the Old Port Dubrovnik was Paskoje Miličević, a master architect of the Dubrovnik Republic since 1466.

The Dubrovnik Republic was an especially Catholic state. The building of the Orthodox Christian church started in 1871 and already in 1877, the church was consecrated. The final works on the building continued to the early 20th century.

On the eastern part of the City, outside Ploče City Gate, the massive fortress of Revelin is located. A Renaissance bridge connects Revelin with the city walls.