Cable car climbing Mount Srd

Dubrovnik - easily one of Europe's most stunning cities, pictured on the edge of the Adriatic & at the foot of the Dalmatia region which hugs much of the country’s coastline.

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Croatian folklore dancers

Croatian folklore dancers pictured in Dubrovnik's old town on May day weekend.

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Dubrovnik old town panorama

Rugged stone walls loop up and around Dubrovnik’s historic old town.

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Small boat moored in Sudjuradi

Sudjuradi is a sleepy fishing village with several small Renaissance villas and a pair of 16th-century watchtowers set back from the harbour.

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Onofrio's Greater Fountain

Completed in 1444 and topped with a dome, water runs from 16 spouting masks around the sides of the fountain.

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Tilted crop of the Stradun

The main thoroughfare going from East to West in Dubrovnik known as The Stradun.

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St John’s Fortress lit up at sunset

The descending sun illuminates St John’s Fortress on the edge of Dubrovnik's old town.

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Close-up of Dubrovnik's fifth facade

The pretty terracotta rooftops of Dubrovnik’s old town known as the city’s fifth facade. Solid but not straight, they all dip & curve in places, creating unique wave effects on the old-town’s famous skyline.

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Close-up of Amerling fountain

Water flowing out of the one of the faces on the Amerling fountain in Gundulic Square, Dubrovnik.

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Fort Lovrijenac panorama

Small bay of shallow water in front of Fort Lovrijenac - now famous for being used in recent hit series Game of Thrones.

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St John’s Fortress lit up

St John’s Fortress in Dubrovnik lit up by the golden light before dusk.

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Uniform colours of Dubrovnik's old town

Strict controls by the local authority means that Dubrovnik is still as charming now as it was tens if not hundreds of years ago. The street lights & the shutters are even kept in the same colour.

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Colourful Dubrovnik skyline

Beautifully coloured terracotta rooftops of Dubrovnik's old town seen from the medieval city walls.

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The Stradun through an archway

Dubrovnik's famous main street, known as the Stradun is paved with glistening marble and lined with shop fronts that all look exactly the same. This egalitarian design was decided on when the town was rebuilt after the earthquake.

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St Blaise church

Looking up at the detail which lines the exterior of St Blaise church in Dubrovnik.

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Meandering coastal road towards Dubrovnik

A winding single lane coastal road weaves along the side of steep limestone cliffs towards Dubrovnik.

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Looking up at laundry on the line

A typical scene whilst looking skyward in Dubrovnik as colourful laundry contrasts against the pale limestone facades.

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Bobbing in the waves

Small boats bobbling along the water in Dubrovnik’s old harbour - seen from a lookout on the city walls.

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Looking down Srd Mountain

The slope (facing Dubrovnik) was once rich with pine forests but was almost completely gutted through fires during the Croatian War of Independence.

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Steps down to the Adriatic Sea

Steps lead down from the quayside on the Croatian island of Lopud and into the turquoise Adriatic Sea.

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Looking through Sutvrac Fort

Looking through a lookout point in the ruins of Sutvrac Fort on Lopud Island towards the Croatian mainland.

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Filling the frame with the Croatian national flag

The national flag of Croatia flaps proudly above the old town, captured under a clear blue sky.

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Inside Dubrovnik's airport terminal

Multiple image panorama of Dubrovnik's modern airport terminal full of passenger awaiting their flights home from the Pearl of the Adriatic.

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The pearl of the Adriactic

Dubrovnik sandwiched between the clear turquoise water of the Adriatic & the mountains which separate Croatia from neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Old Croatian army vehicle

One of the two military vehicles seen along the edge of Gruz harbour in Dubrovnik - reminders of the recent Homeland war in the 1990's.

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Looking up at a corner of the Dubrovnik city walls

This unparalleled complex of forts, towers, turrets and bastions is linked by a walkway of nearly 2 km (1.2miles).

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Looking up at Dubrovnik's colourful buildings

Free of most modern features, it’s easy to see why Dubrovnik attracts so many film producers to use as film sets. Its limestone walls & pretty coloured rooftops give it a fairy tale-like feel.

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Pebbly Banje beach

Tourists and locals enjoy the late springtime sunshine on the upmarket Banje Beach adjacent to the old town of Dubrovnik.

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Ploce Gate in Dubrovnik

Ploce Gate - the main eastern entrance to old city and now the beginning of many tourist trips offering visitors the chance to walk around the ramparts, forts, palaces, squares, churches & museums.

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Getting away from it all

A man sits on the quayside on Lopud Island, admiring the Croatian coastline.

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Dubrovnik twinkling at night

The ancient walled city of Dubrovnik situated at the foot of the Dalmatia region of Croatia jutting out slightly into the Adriatic Sea.

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Part of Fort Imperijal

Fort Imperijal seen on top of Mount Srd next to the ancient walled city of Dubrovnik. It was built from 1806 to 1816 during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Looking out towards Fort Lovrijenac on the rocks

Looking through the gargantuan walls towards Fort Lovrijenac - a natural extension to the Dubrovnik city walls.

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Goats on Mount Srd

Goats pictured on top of Mount Srd. It's a world apart from the hustle and bustle of the busy historic streets of Dubrovnik just down the mountain slope.

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Pretty seascape on Sipan island

Sipan (also known as Sipano) is the largest of the Elaphiti Islands off the coast of Dubrovnik in the Adriatic Sea.

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Scars of the Homeland War

Dubrovnik, like much of Croatia, is steeped in rich history, some of which we don't have to go back too far – the last siege happened as recently as the early 1990’s during the Balkans war & scars are still visible today.

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Fishing boats in front of Fort Lovrijenac

The triangular shaped Fort Lovrijenac jutting out into the Adriatic. The walls facing Dubrovnik are only 60 centimetres thick - in case the Fort was taken by an enemy it could easily be destroyed directly from the city walls.

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Pair of cats

A couple of domestic cats seen on the limestone steps in the old town of Dubrovnik.

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Silhouette of the Dubrovnik cable car

The cable car which shuttles tourists from Dubrovnik's old town to the peak of Srd Hill captured at sunset.

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Dubrovnik harbour panorama

Dubrovnik’s picturesque old harbour captured as multiple individual images and stitched together as a wide panorama.

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Binman cleaning the streets

A binman is lit up by the low morning sunlight as he cleans the streets of Dubrovnik's old town.

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Looking upward at the Dubrovnik architecture

Colourful architecture captured under a gorgeous blue sky in the historic old town area of Dubrovnik.

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The Stradun seen through an arch

Limestone paving on the Stradun in Dubrovnik’s old town, polished through thousands of years of foot traffic.

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Looking down on Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik's old town seen over limestone rocks and colourful wildflowers on Srd Hill in the South Dalmatian region of Croatia.

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Early morning at Ploce Gate

The main entrance into the old town from the east, Ploce Gate, like Pile Gate, is a 15th-century stone bridge with a wooden drawbridge and a stone arch bearing a statue of St Blaise.

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An old woman passes an archway

An old woman is lit up by the low morning sunlight as she passes behind an archway in Dubrovnik's old town.

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Views from Imperial Fort

The Fort played a vital role protecting Dubrovnik during the Balkans War in the early 90's.

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Dog sleeping on the jetty

A dog soaks up the sunshine on a wooden jetty in Dubrovnik's old harbour whilst it's owner sorts his fishing gear.

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