I had wanted to visit Croatia for the past few years. I had an idea that it would be a favourite country of mine but I hadn’t realized that I would fall in love with it. I visit for a week in total. My trip start as I walked off the ferry from Bari, Italy in Dubrovnik. I had meant to travel to other parts of the country as well but I just ended up spending the whole time in Dubrovnik. I hung out, I made new friends, I got a tan, I ate delicious food, I took some video, lots of photographs and of course I instagramed up a storm.
Here is a selection of my favourite instagrams from my trip to Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Stepping off the ferry from Bari, Italy in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
My first view of Dubrovnik, Croatia off of the ferry from Italy.
Risotto Orlando – Black risotto with prawns and Dalmation spices.
Tasty prawns at a seafood restaurant in Dubrovnik.
A day at the beach at the East West beach club just a 5 minute walk from the Ploče Gate in Dubrovnik.
My wonderful room at the Fresh Sheets Bed & Breakfast in the Old Town of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Dubrovnik was full of pizza places and everywhere I went it was really quite tasty.
A quiet alleyway with laundry drying in the wind in the Old Town of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
A view of Old Town Dubrovnik from on top of the surrounding city walls.
Outside the city walls the Adriatic Sea splashes up on the seawall on a sunny day in June.
The view from the top of the mountain overlooking Dubrovnik and Lokrum Island.
Dubrovnik was also full of delicious gelaterias. Mmmm
A french bulldog looks down an alleyway in Old Town Dubrovnik.
The view from a bridge entering Ploče Gate into the Old Town of Dubrovnik.
They sold beer in 2L plastic bottles and it was actually really quite good!
Each guests that arrives at the Fresh Sheets hostel gets a tasty welcome drink. Yum!
Conductor Noorman Widjaja conducts the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra in Dubrovnik, Croatia at the Rector’s Palace Atrium.
The view from my room in the Fresh Sheets Bed & Breakfast in Old Town Dubrovnik.
A fort in Dubrovnik often used as a filming location for the Game of Thrones.
An interesting sign in a window-shop in Old Town Dubrovnik. No ice cream and no hot girls? No bathing suits? No underwear?
I loved my time in Dubrovnik so much and I can’t wait to go back. Hopefully these photos has helped you fall in love with it just a little bit as well.
28 Comments
Jen
February 12, 2014 at 4:55 amI fell in love with Croatia and Dubrovnik a few years ago when I started researching it and I just haven’t managed to make it there yet. But it is on my travel plan for the next few years. Thanks for sharing your photos, they are making me jealous! :)
Jay B.
November 19, 2013 at 4:20 amI felt like I have taken a step back in time when we entered the Old Town in Dubrovnik. Definitely one of the most beautiful medieval cities I´ve ever been to! I was quite surprised how clean the city was and also by the fact that we managed to communicate in English with vast majority of locals we´ve met. Beautiful photos you posted here. Some of them quite artsy!
Charmaine J
October 7, 2013 at 7:13 amDo you remember the name of the pizzeria and the place where you got the Black risotto? Trying to get recommendations for some good eateries.
Cailin
October 8, 2013 at 9:58 pmThe place where I had the Black Risotto was called Portun and was on the main street in Old Town Dubrovnik and I can’t remember the name of that pizza place but it was in the square by the “Spanish Steps”. Any pizza place there was pretty awesome :)
Kim
September 16, 2013 at 7:56 pmI have been trying to figure out where to go for my next trip. There were so many places in Croatia and I had no idea where to start. Looking at these photos have made me lean towards visiting Dubrovnik.
Gabriel - We Travel and Blog
September 2, 2013 at 11:53 amGreat shots, I love the filters that instagram offers. It gives off such a nostalgic feel to the photos.
Cailin
September 6, 2013 at 8:16 pmThanks!! I actually rarely use instagram filters – most of the edits were done with an app called camera+ I love it! :)
Alainsojourner
August 17, 2013 at 11:08 amThat view from the bridge through that petal window is a really good perspective!
Eye & Pen
August 14, 2013 at 10:50 amLooks brilliant. I’ve only been to Rovinj, can’t wait to see Dubrovnik :)
Cailin
July 28, 2013 at 8:00 pmThanks Robert!! I need to get back and see more of the country myself!! :)
Leigh
July 20, 2013 at 4:47 pmFantastic photos and yes please to the food! I’d love to visit this place!!
Cailin
July 28, 2013 at 8:00 pmThanks Leigh!! It was quite the delight! :)
Michelle
July 17, 2013 at 7:28 pmFantastic pictures – Dubrovnik looks beautiful
Cailin
July 28, 2013 at 8:01 pmThanks Michelle! Its amazing what you can do with an iPhone these days! ;)
Cat of Sunshine and Siestas
July 17, 2013 at 10:45 amLovely! Dubrovnik was so easy to capture, even in March weather.
Cailin
July 28, 2013 at 8:02 pmits true! It wasn’t too hard to get a good shot! ;)
Marysia @ My Travel Affairs
July 17, 2013 at 8:51 amI so so want to go! Amazing! I’m jealous :)
Cailin
July 28, 2013 at 8:02 pmI was so excited to finally get there myself! You will love it! :)
noel
July 16, 2013 at 10:00 pmwow, haven’t been, but I’m looking to visiting in fall timeframe, love the images…is the symphony worth visiting?
Cailin
July 28, 2013 at 8:04 pmThanks Noel. The Symphony was definitely worth going to! It was such a cool experience and reasonably priced. If you go ask for the cheap seats and you get to sit at the top overlooking the whole thing as you can see in my photo. It was really cool :)
Chasing the Donkey
July 16, 2013 at 6:41 pmI’m based in Zadar, and now you’ve made me wanna head down and enjoy some Sladoled!
Cailin
July 28, 2013 at 8:06 pmI had to google that one! haha surely they have good Sladoled in Zagreb? Have you made it to Dubrovnik yet? :)
Travelogged
July 16, 2013 at 2:16 pmOh, I’ve always wanted to go to Croatia. Dubrovnik sounds perfect — especially the pizza and ice cream part. I eat a lot of both on my travels, no matter where I am :)
Cailin
July 28, 2013 at 8:08 pmSounds like it is definitely the place for you then!! :)
Kristin
July 16, 2013 at 2:15 pmGorgeous photos! I can see exactly why you decided to stay the whole time there. I enjoyed other towns in Croatia, like Korcula, but Dubrovnik was definitely my favourite. I only had 1.5 days there and unfortunately had to spend a lot of time trying to sort out my stolen wallet, but I was lucky enough to have pre-booked a Game of Thrones tour that included entrance to the city walls. Would have been very sad to miss out on that!
I encountered the ‘no ice cream’ policy there too — got kicked out of a bank because I was eating gelato!
Cailin
July 28, 2013 at 8:09 pmthey wouldn’t let you eat a gelato in the bank?? thats nuts! haha Bummer about your wallet getting stolen but that is so lucky that you already had the tour booked! Was it a cool tour?
Melissa
July 15, 2013 at 11:51 pmI love your photo of the symphony! It sounds like you had better luck with food in Dubrovnik than I did. Wish I could be swimming in the Adriatic now.
Cailin
July 28, 2013 at 8:09 pmThanks Mel! What was your food experience like there? Bummer it wasn’t the greatest :(