Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Tourism is a major industry in Croatia. In 2012, Croatia had 11.8 million tourist visitors, and in 2013 over 14 million tourists, a record number of visitors. Croatia aims to double these numbers by 2020 with national strategy to bring in even more foreign tourist. They estimate that revenue from tourism will exceed $17 billion.

Tourism in Croatia is concentrated in the areas along the Adriatic coast and is strongly seasonal, peaking in July and August.

The country is also famous for its national parks, mountains and cuisine.

Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik is a city in Croatia on the Dalmatian coast. More than 500 years ago it was called "Ragusa". It is on the Adriatic Sea. About 42,615 people lived there in 2011. Because of its age and unique buildings, the old city of Dubrovnik has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The most famous street in Dubrovnik’s Old Town is called Stradun. Hundreds of tourists walk there every day.

Dubrovnik has Mediterranean climate which means that you must get prepared for really hot temperatures during the summer.

Today Dubrovnik is one of the main tourist sites in Croatia. Dubrovnik is famous for its Old Town - this is an ancient fortress with large stone walls, which helped Dubrovnik keep its freedom for many centuries. There was a major earthquake in 1667 that destroyed many buildings, but the people living there were able to rebuild the town.

Just off the coast of Dubrovnik is the forested island of Lokrum. The small island has a castle, a thousand-year-old Benedictine monastery, and a botanical garden initially started by archduke Maximilian in the 19th century.

Dubrovnik has a number of educational institutions. These include Dubrovnik International University, the University of Dubrovnik, a Nautical College, a Tourism College, a University Centre for Postgraduate Studies of the University of Zagreb, American College of Management and Technology, Diocesan Classical Gymnasium "Ruđer Bošković" in Dubrovnik and an Institute of History of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

How to get there?

You can get to Dubrovnik by car, ship or plane. Dubrovnik has an international airport.

What to do in Dubrovnik?

Most people who go there, visit the old town or sunbathe on the beach. You may also book a boat trip and visit the neighbouring island Lokrum. Restaurants in Dubrovnik offer you sea fish, incredibly good pizza, local wine and other Croatian specialities like the Pršut ham, burek, ajvar, Orahnjača (a Croatian walnut strudel) and, obviously, frutti di mare.

Source: www.wikipedia.org