Dubrovnik and Southern Dalmatia: Places to Explore

Founded by the ancient Greeks as Epidauros, then taken by the Romans and renamed Epidaurum, the original settlement on the site of Cavtat was subsequently destroyed by tribes of Avars and Slavs in the early... Read more

Lying 216 km (135 mi) southeast of Split and commanding a splendid coastal location, Dubrovnik is one of the world's most beautiful fortified cities. Its massive stone ramparts and splendid fortress towers... Read more

Southern Dalmatia's largest, most sophisticated, and most visited island, Korcula was known to the ancient Greeks, who named it Kerkyra Melaina, or "Black Corfu." Between the 10th and 18th centuries it... Read more

Thirteen tiny islets make up the Elafiti Islands, which are less than a one-hour ferry ride from Dubrovnik. Historically, they have always been under Dubrovnik's control, first when monks from the Franciscan... Read more

Mljet is a long, thin island of steep, rocky slopes and dense pine forests, more than a third of which is contained within Mljet National Park. The Kings of Bosnia, who ruled the island during medieval... Read more

Backed by the rocky heights of Sveti Ilija (3,153 feet), Orebic straggles along the coast, facing across a narrow sea channel to the island of Korcula. Historically, the town spent several centuries under... Read more

Today Ston is best known for its fresh oysters and mussels, grown in Mali Ston Channel and served in a handful of year-round waterside restaurants in Mali Ston. Historically, the town dates back to 1333... Read more

A small village on the coastal road between Split and Dubrovnik (E65), Trsteno, an otherwise insignificant place, has been put on the map by its arboretum. There's nowhere particularly memorable to eat... Read more