Dubrovnik itinerary: 1 to 3 days
Plans for one to three days in Dubrovnik, day by day: the city walls, the Stradun, the cathedral and Fort Lovrijenac first, then Lokrum island, Mount Srđ and the Trsteno Arboretum, and the islands of Mljet and Šipan as you add days. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 3 days
Dubrovnik in 1 day
Day 1
Dubrovnik Cathedral
The Baroque Cathedral of the Assumption, rebuilt after the 1667 earthquake, with a treasury of gold and silver reliquaries.
Walls of Dubrovnik
Nearly 2 km of medieval walls around the Old Town; the walk on top gives views over the roofs and the sea.
Stradun
The Old Town's limestone-paved main street, running from the Pile Gate to the Old Port.
St. Saviour Church, Dubrovnik
A small Renaissance votive church by the Pile Gate, built in the 1520s and spared by the 1667 earthquake.
Lovrijenac
A fortress on a sea cliff just outside the western walls, nicknamed Dubrovnik's Gibraltar and used as an open-air theatre.
Dubrovnik in 2 days
Day 1
Dubrovnik Cathedral
The Baroque Cathedral of the Assumption, rebuilt after the 1667 earthquake, with a treasury of gold and silver reliquaries.
Walls of Dubrovnik
Nearly 2 km of medieval walls around the Old Town; the walk on top gives views over the roofs and the sea.
Stradun
The Old Town's limestone-paved main street, running from the Pile Gate to the Old Port.
St. Saviour Church, Dubrovnik
A small Renaissance votive church by the Pile Gate, built in the 1520s and spared by the 1667 earthquake.
Lovrijenac
A fortress on a sea cliff just outside the western walls, nicknamed Dubrovnik's Gibraltar and used as an open-air theatre.
Day 2
Lokrum
A wooded island a short boat ride from the Old Town, with a former Benedictine monastery, a botanical garden and peacocks.
Srđ
The hill behind the Old Town, reached by cable car or a hiking path, with Fort Imperial at the top.
Trsteno Arboretum
The gardens of a Renaissance summer villa north-west of Dubrovnik, with old plane trees and a Neptune fountain.
Mljet
A long, green island north-west of Dubrovnik whose national park has two saltwater lakes and a monastery on an islet.
Dubrovnik in 3 days
Day 1
Dubrovnik Cathedral
The Baroque Cathedral of the Assumption, rebuilt after the 1667 earthquake, with a treasury of gold and silver reliquaries.
Walls of Dubrovnik
Nearly 2 km of medieval walls around the Old Town; the walk on top gives views over the roofs and the sea.
Stradun
The Old Town's limestone-paved main street, running from the Pile Gate to the Old Port.
St. Saviour Church, Dubrovnik
A small Renaissance votive church by the Pile Gate, built in the 1520s and spared by the 1667 earthquake.
Lovrijenac
A fortress on a sea cliff just outside the western walls, nicknamed Dubrovnik's Gibraltar and used as an open-air theatre.
Day 2
Lokrum
A wooded island a short boat ride from the Old Town, with a former Benedictine monastery, a botanical garden and peacocks.
Srđ
The hill behind the Old Town, reached by cable car or a hiking path, with Fort Imperial at the top.
Trsteno Arboretum
The gardens of a Renaissance summer villa north-west of Dubrovnik, with old plane trees and a Neptune fountain.
Mljet
A long, green island north-west of Dubrovnik whose national park has two saltwater lakes and a monastery on an islet.
Day 3
Šipan
The largest of the Elaphiti Islands, with quiet villages, olive groves and old summer houses of Dubrovnik nobles.
Watch: Dubrovnik
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Dubrovnik
May to June and September to October are the best months, with warm sea temperatures and fewer visitors than July and August, when the Old Town is very hot and crowded with cruise passengers. The Dubrovnik Summer Festival runs from about mid-July to late August. Winter is mild and quiet, but some restaurants and boat services close.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Dubrovnik on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Dubrovnik on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Dubrovnik on GetYourGuide or on Viator
- From the airport: a private transfer in Dubrovnik with Kiwitaxi
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for Croatia from Airalo
- Last day: leave your bags in Dubrovnik with Radical Storage and keep sightseeing
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Tips for Dubrovnik
- Walk the city walls early or late in the day: there is little shade, and the walls ticket also covers Fort Lovrijenac.
- The Old Town is most crowded when several cruise ships are in port; check the cruise calendar and plan around it.
- Boats to Lokrum leave from the Old Port; ferries and excursions to Mljet and the Elaphiti Islands leave from Gruž harbour.
- Take the cable car up Srđ for the classic view down on the Old Town; the hiking path up is steep and exposed.
- Cover up when leaving the beach: walking in swimwear or bare-chested in the Old Town streets is not allowed.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
Guides are made with the help of AI and public sources such as Wikipedia, and may contain errors. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go. Spotted a wrong photo, a pin in the wrong place, a missing stop or a better one? Write to andiamotravelapp@gmail.com: the e-mail opens with this guide filled in.
Photo credits
- Dubrovnik Cathedral: JoJan, CC BY 3.0
- Lokrum: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lovrijenac: Pufacz, Public domain
- Mljet: Jaganjac, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Srđ: unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Saviour Church, Dubrovnik: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stradun: László Szalai (Beyond silence), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Trsteno Arboretum: Pudelek (Marcin Szala), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Walls of Dubrovnik: Miroslav.vajdic, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Šipan: August Dominus, CC BY-SA 3.0
Opening hours change; check before you go. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
