Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik's old town is entirely enclosed by defensive walls built between the 12th and 17th centuries — nearly two kilometers of continuous fortification that still stands, and that you can walk in full for a view over both the terracotta rooftops inside and the open Adriatic outside.

The marble-paved main street, Stradun, gets crowded by mid-morning, especially on days when cruise ships are in port. Come early, stay late, or step a few streets back into the old town's quieter residential alleys, and the same city feels almost empty.

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