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DUBROVNIK RIVIERA

There are many beautiful spots in the world, but when you visit Dubrovnik and its Riviera you are simply astonished by its beauty. Each of picturesque settlement has its own beauty, rich history and preserved traditional way of life. Having a warm southern climate, its gentle Mediterranean vegetation and gardens full of oranges, lemons, fig trees and locust-trees reflect in the clear, dark blue sea that fill numerous bays along its coast. Besides this natural beauty and rich history there are many historical and cultural monuments and buildings. This area is known after its tradition and gastronomical offer that make it even more attractive.

Rijeka Dubrovacka - Ombla

(the River of Dubrovnik) Along the banks of the river there are one after another picturesque settlement, each one having a rich cultural heritage and beautiful natural surrounding. Nobles from Dubrovnik had their summer residences built in this area. The most preserved one is the palace owned by the family Sorkocevic that makes part of the today’s Dubrovnik marina.

Rijeka Dubrovacka - river Ombla Dubrovnik Croatia - bestindubrovnik.com

Zaton

Zaton is a 2 km long bay with beautiful spots for swimming, diving and fishing. There are many good restaurants by the sea where you can enjoy in excellent local food and wines.

Tourist Info Zaton: Tel: 891-230
Open Mon. - Fri: 8.00 - 20.00, Sat. & Sun.: 9.00 - 13, 17.00 - 20.00

Trsteno

Trsteno is famous after its captains and seamen who used to bring plants from all over the world and had them planted in the today’s botanic garden. There is a 500 years old gigantic plane tree.
Arboretum Trsteno (the botanic garden) is the oldest Renaissance park in Dalmatia, and today it is the only arboretum in the Mediterranean Croatia. It is famous after rich and very old collection of cultivated exotic plants like gigantic plane-trees, palms, eucalyptus, camphor-tree etc.

Arboretum Trsteno near Dubrovnik Croatia

Ivan Gucetic Palace

At the end of the 15th century a noble Ivan Gucetic had a summer residence built in the Gothic-Renaissance style together with a chapel and a park. In 1736 it was decorated with a Baroque fountain with figures of Neptune and nymphs that represents the best example of the garden architecture of Dubrovnik palaces.