Cross — Attraction in Dubrovnik

Gorgeous vantage point over the old walled city. The cable car is still closed in early March (winter hours) and we were on a time crunch so we had a driver take us straight from the airport to the top and then back down to other old town. Easy little drive up, but it is a narrow road with a few switchbacks so if you’re driving, be aware you may need to pull to the side to let other cars pass and on the switchbacks, use the mirrors posted at the turn to see if anyone is coming opposite so you can turn with a wider berth (apparently many tourist drivers don’t think to make their turns wide enough).

Worth the vantage point and I wish we had had time to visit the war memorial museum. Our driver was very knowledgeable and was also able to tell us some of the history of the battle and siege there from their war of independence...

You can reach this viewpoint in two ways . First you can take the cable car , around about 8€ per person for 2 minutes or you can walk up the trail. We decided to hike and it was the best decision possible ! It took us about 40 minutes (in November) and the trail was relatively easy. We have seen landscape that wouldn't have been seen by the cable car. I highly recommend people to go...

It is the last station of the cross. Many people climbs down from the cable car -which is right besides the Cross- but it is well worthy to hike up the mountain, praying the Via Crucis or just because of the amazing views. The Cross was bombed by the Serbians in 1991 and rebuilt some years after the war, so it is kind of an identity icon of Dubrovnik, in addition to the...