Delicious UK - (02)February 2020

WALKTHEWALLS

Theimposingmedievalwalls

ofDubrovnikarethecity’s

centrepiece.StariGrad,orOld

Town,is a UNESCOprotected

heritagesiteandretainsimpressive

remnantsofMiddleAges

fortification.Thebestwaytosee

thecityis ona guidedwalkofthe

walls.DubrovnikWalksoffers

GameofThrones– theKing’s

Landingsequenceswerefilmed

here– andWallsandWarstours

(dubrovnikwalks.com;€20per

person,pluscitywallsentrance

fee).Walkslastfortwohoursand

offerspectacularviewsofthe

terracottatiledrooftops,ancient

gatesandfortressesand labyrinth

ofnarrowstreets.

Orforthebestoverviewofthe

cityandnearbyislands,takethe

cablecar(dubrovnikcablecar.com)

fromjustoutsidethewalls to the

top of Mount Srd.

CATCHA SUNSET

Don’tmissgoldenhourasthe

sunsets.Intheheartofthe

OldTown,TheBarbyAzur

(thebardubrovnik.com)mixesa

meanmartini,andindoorand

outdoorseatingmakeit thego-to

spotyear-round.Inspringand

summer,visitBužabar

(Crijevi ́cevaul.9).The

namemeans‘hole-in-

the-wall’,andyou

knowyou’vearrived

whenyoustumble

uponthesigninan

alleythatreads‘Cold

drinkswiththemost

beautifulview’.This

placeliterallyhangsoff

a cliffedge,withtables

nestledbetweenrocks.

Drinksaren’tthebest

orcheapest,butthe

viewsovertheAdriatic

compensate.

TABLEWITHA VIEW

In2018,thestrikingrestaurant

360º(360dubrovnik.com),with

diningterracesbuiltintothe

historiccitywalls,becamethefirst

restaurantinDubrovniktoreceive

a Michelinstar.Expectfinedining

(dinneronly;bookingsessential)

with a contemporarytwistonlocal

classics.Sensus, set

withintheplushHotel

Excelsior(adriatic

luxuryhotels.com)

deliversmoresweeping

viewsofthewallsand

thesea,anddishes

suchasredprawn

carpaccio,pan-fried

lobstertailsorgrilled

seabasswithfennel

creamreveal

impressive cooking.

FUSIONDINING

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FEBRUARY

AVER AGES

lHIGHTEMP:

12°C(30°Cin

August)

lLOWTEMP:5°C

(20°CinAugust)

lHOURSOF

SUNSHINE: 7

(13inJuly/August)

lNUMBEROF

R AINYDAYS: 12

(5inAugust)

DUBROVNIK

HISTORYBYTHE
SEA(CLOCKWISE
FROMABOVE)
Viewfromthe
wallsacross
toLovrijenac
fortress;grilled
octopusatOrsan
restaurant,
Lapad;Stradun,
themainstreet
throughtheOld
Town;dessertat
Posatrestaurant;
thewallsand
cliffsofthecity;
cablecargoing
up to Mount Srd

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