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Review by Steven from Arlington, VA

Dubrovnik was, in a word, amazing! We could not have chosen a more beautiful city for our honeymoon. Everywhere we looked we saw postcard views between the red roofs, old city, and Adriatic Sea. We had a wonderful, relaxing vacation without breaking the bank.

Review by robert from bolton

The old town of Dubrovnik, is by far the best of its kind. The walk around the walls, although long, and not much shelter from the sun, is delightful.

Dubrovnik old town,seems to be, anything you want it to be. The evenings are busy without being over crowded, (but beware if there are more than 2 cruise ships in) You can sit on the Stradun, and watch the world go by with a cool beer. Or you can party till the early hours in some of the clubs , but these do seem to be expensive.

Its a beautiful unspoilt city, with wonderful little streets with with bars and shops to explore. the service from all is second to none in Europe.

Risen from the ashes

Dubrovnik, one of the world's great cities, has been devastated several times in its lengthy history.
The city was crushed in an earthquake in 1667 and more lately savaged by the civil war in what was Yugoslavia.
In 1991 and 1992, 2,000 shells fell on the city - many people were killed, there was $10m of damage, homes were destroyed and looted, and the water supply was cut off.
Today you can hardly tell how much the old city of Dubrovnik was damaged, apart from a map at the entry to the city showing where the shells hit.
Replacing the area's distinctive roofs was a priority in order to preserve the interiors of the buildings. Repair workers could not find enough yellow tiles so they had to use red.
They still need a few decades of weathering to bring the character back.
Some 28 out of Dubrovnik's 50 hotels have now reopened. Some have taken the opportunity to modernise but others still feel dated.
With nearly half the accommodation shut there is a shortage of rooms, especially in the festival season of July and August when it is busy.
As it also gets particularly hot then it is better to go at the beginning or end of the season.
Dubrovnik is a city to see on foot. Enter the gates and just wander the streets worn shiny with millions of footsteps. Visit the cathedral, palaces and museums or head for the walls that surround the city - but only if you are prepared for a climb.
Most people come here to see the city and take in the culture, but Dubrovnik is on the coast and there is plenty of opportunity for relaxation.
There are beaches, albeit not very pretty ones, close to the city. Choose a hotel away from the town where the shoreline is better.
Many run a water taxi into the old city and there are regular bus services and reasonably-priced taxis.
For a relaxing day away from the city bustle, take a boat ride to the island of Lokrum nearby. It has an inland lake, which is good for children, and a naturist beach.
There are other trips to the Elafiti Islands where there are beaches and trails to explore.
Dubrovnik is ideal for a city break but the beaches and islands make it worth a longer holiday. ... more

Back in sparkling form

From the Mail on Sunday

A yellowing photograph in a Dubrovnik newsagent's window shows local artist Ivo Gribic standing in front of his burning house during the shelling of the city in 1991.
His eyes transmit shock but his fist is raised in defiance. It's an image that, for me, embodies the true grit of the Croatian people, who have had it tough and come through.
Not only have they shored up, with international help, their beautiful historic port - 'the pearl of the Adriatic', whose naval clout once rivalled that of Venice - they've also managed to persuade tourists to come back in droves. Last summer more than 60,000 of us alighted on the stunning Dalmatian coast and its archipelago.
Michael Foot, the Labour politician, didn't stay away for long. For more than 20 years, he has been coming to what is now Croatia, formerly Yugoslavia, to relax at the Villa Dubrovnik hotel, perched on the cliffs a mile south of town.
To prove it, there he is on the terrace as I shuffle into my seat for lunch, looking out, as we all do, on a Rolls-Royce view of the city floating in a heat haze below. A sight that, half a millennium ago, would have cheered returning merchantmen after the long voyage from Constantinople and the Middle East.
Now that the restoration work is almost complete, Dubrovnik's old town looks equally splendid close up. You can't see the joins until they're pointed out to you: here a piece of pristine balustrade, there a paving stone that's blonder than the rest.
Only a walk round the battlements reveals the extent of the repair job: the patchwork of new terracotta on medieval roofs.
Stradun, the wide main axis, is ice-rink glossy from centuries of footfalls and the exceptionally pale limestone of which everything is built gives Dubrovnik a lightheartedness that medieval cities usually lack. Local beauties are clearly aware they look best against this background in strong colours and cafe tablecloths stand out in blood red and dark green.
I love it. No traffic (except for deliveries at certain times of day), so it's a place made for just sitting about drinking brilliant coffee and people-watching - by the harbour, below the cathedral or in the lee of Big Onofrio's fountain. ... more