In 1520, the city senate decided to build a church on this site to thank God for saving it from the earthquake. Surprisingly, it became one of the few buildings that survived the next terrible earthquake in 1667, and therefore it is still standing... read more
Stradun Street was once the site of a sea strait separating the island of Ragusa from the mainland Slavic settlement. But then the townspeople wisely decided to fill it in and pave it with marble slabs, and since then Stradun has remained the main... read more
Luz Square is home to several landmarks of old Dubrovnik. In the centre of the square stands the Orlando Column, on top of which the white flag of the Republic has been flying for four centuries.
read moreThe building of the Princely Palace, dating back to the 15th century, was periodically damaged by fires, earthquakes and explosions of the gunpowder stored there, but it has survived to this day. Today it houses the city museum, as well as the onl... read more
