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Going to the movies
Dubrovnik has three movie theatres where
you sit under a
canopy of stars. We tried all three. The theatre within the old city
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walls (picture left) was our favorite. It's in a back alley, a few blocks
from the fountain. A bit tricky to find - ask locals for directions. You can purchase snacks
at the theatre or bring in a meal or
snacks of your own (and we recommend that you do). A bottle of wine is
also
nice.
Day excursions out from Dubrovnik.
We did our day excursions to points N and S of Dubrovnik on a
rented motor scooter. Go N of Dubrovnik for quaint fishing villages,
beaches. Go S of Dubrovnik for elegant coast towns, resorts, and yacht
harbors. We found many delightful Konobe on the Northerly excursions. Very
special: Lunch the peaceful seaside Kanoba, the
Summerhouse Tavern, (Konoba Ljetnikovac) [***], 15 km N of Dubrovnik.
Seaside seating overlooking Sipan Island. Menu includes fish,
shellfish, risotto, pastries etc. After lunch take a dip in the
Adriatic. Another delight: Gverovic Orsan
[**$$] (best bay view, best sunset), 7 km N of Dubrovnik.
We found more delightful Konobe on the island of
Hvar.
Hvar
Hvar is (***) one of the"thousands" of islands on the
Adrian Sea that belong to Croatia. It can be reached by the Jadrolinija
ferries from several points along the coast. The ferry ride from Dubrovnik
takes a full day, making several stop at other lovely islands along the way.
Ferry ride is itself a worthy  destination.
Hvar has great scenery, quaint country restaurants, beaches, shopping, boating.
Hotels located right on or near the Hvar harbor (photo) make an excellent base
for multi day Hvar vacation. Next to the harbor is a
delightful piazza. There is lots of elegant shopping on the piazza and
offshoot alleys. We rented a
motorcycle near the piazza for
further exploration of the island. To the left is a photo of a farmhouse
in a remote hill on Hvar that we
 reached
on one of our motorcycle excursions. There are some popular beaches half
way down the island but we much prefered beaches on the mini-islands right off
Havar harbor (see islands in the distance in Havar harbor photo above)
that can be reached by small boats, Go to St Clement (one of the
small islands) for swimming beach, or just jump into the water from you
boat anywhere.
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 Dubrovnik
Gourmet
dining in Hvar
Dubrovnik open-air theatre showing The Others (starring
Nicole Kidman) with Croatian subtitles.
Lunch at the
Summerhouse Tavern, (Konoba Ljetnikovac)
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Elegant port on a day excursion. 30 km
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