Dubrovnik Sights

About Dubrovnik Old Town : Jutting out into the Adriatic Sea with a backdrop of rugged limestone mountains, Dubrovnik and its Old Town is known as one of the world’s finest and most perfectly preserved medieval cities in the world...read more

Franciscan Monastery Church Portal

The Portal of Franciscan Monastery’s Church - Although the construction of the Monastery started in 1320 s, the beautiful south portal of the church was made much later, in 1498, by Ragusan sculptors brothers Leonard and Peter Petrović. Sadly, in 1667, due to devastating earthquake,

Franciscan Monastery Museum

Muzej Franjevackog Samostana (Franciscan Monastery Museum) is a large museum room at the ground floor of the Monastery, next door to old pharmacy. It displays a collection of variety of religious art and artefacts that is for a centuries owned by the friars. the

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Cloister’s Colonnade of Franciscan Monastery

Colonnade in Franciscan Monastery’s cloister At the top of the each column there is an unique capital – click to have a look at the photos Closer look at the capitels (capitals) of colonnade – see more info here The

Column Capitals in Franciscan Monastery

Capitals of Columns in Franciscan Monastery – top of colonnade Top of the columns at the Monastery Another capital of column The cloister which was built in 1360 in late Romanesque style is a masterpiece of sculptor Mihoje Brajkov (from Montenegro) .

Old Pharmacy at Franciscan Monastery

The Old Pharmacy in Franciscan Monastery in Dubrovnik is one among the oldest pharmacies in Europe. It was founded in 1317 as in-house pharmacy for Franciscan friars which was later introduced to the public servicing the whole Town’s population and even beyond

Franciscan Monastery

Franciscan Monastery dominating Stradun, the main promenade in the Old Town Franciscan Church Tower – details More about the Monastery: Church Portal Old Pharmacy Museum Franciscan museum Monastery’s Cloister Colonnade of the cloister Capitals of the columns Franjevački samostan Male braće,

St. Saviour Church (Crkva Svetog Spasa)

St. Saviour Church (Crkva Svetog Spasa) was built in 1520 s immediately after the earth quake in Dubrovnik in gratitude that the town had been spared from destruction. It is a single nave building with a Gothic-cross-ribbed vault, considered to be the first comprehensive Renaissance

Dubrovnik Walking Tours

Taking a walking tour or guided walk around Old town is a good idea especially if you intend to spend very short time in Dubrovnik. There are several walking tours companies that offer guided walks around the town. Most of them

Onofrio’s Fountain

Onofrio’s Fountain with Church of Sveti Spaso and town walls of Dubrovnik People walking around Large Onofrio’s Fountain at Stradun Dubrovnik. Busy time around Onofrio’s Fountain – viewed from the top of town walls Above image - 16 carved masks around the fountain

Carved Masks at Onofrio’s Fountain

Five Carved Masks at Onofrio’s Fountain: Carved Mask at Onofrio’s Fountain – this is my favourite one Carved Mask at Onofrio’s Fountain in Dubrovnik Another, bull mask at the fountain Carved Mask at Onofrijeva fontana (Cesma) Pretty scary carved mask