Saturday, May 31, 2014

Europe (Dubrovnik, Croatia) May 2014



Total expenses incurred: E$38.50
Hostel (1 night): Anchi Guest house - E$16.50 (dorm)
Food & groceries: E$2.00
Bus: Dubrovnik > Podgorica - E$20.00

From Rimini, there are two options of getting to Dubrovnik ie by train from Rimini to Trieste via Venice. From Trieste you can take an overnight bus to Dubrovnik. But a better way is to take a train (E$6.70) from Rimini to Ancona (1 hr) and then an overnight ferry crossing to Split. From Split, there are regular buses to Dubrovnik. I bought a foot passenger ferry ticket (SNAV ship) for E$50 with no seat reservation but because of the low season, there are ample seats for you to rest your feet in any floor of the cabins. Many tourists chose to take a boat from Split to Dubrovnik as the coastline is equally scenic for this leg of travel.


In 2011, in my visit to Florence & Venice, I took the opportunity to visit Zagred of Croatia & Sarajevo of Bosnia & Hergovina. But due to time constraints, I did not visit Dubrovnik hence my reason for this visit to the Balkan states.


Croatia gained her independence in Oct 1991 and joined the European Union in July 2013. Majority of the people are Roman Catholics. Dubrovnik has a population of 40,000 and the Old City is a UNESCO world heritage sites and is a prominent tourist resort of the Mediterranean. The old city was under the Greek & Roman rule during the ancient days. This walled city on the Adriatic sea coast has many stunning ancient architectural buildings, monasteries & churches etc.

The bus (E$20) route from Split to Dubrovnik offers a very scenic view of the Adriatic coastline so it was really worth the efforts for me to visit this region in this trip. A great outcome !

Ancona, Italy (overnight ferry crossing from Ancona > Split, Crotia)




Split, Croatia



Croatian scenic coastline from Split to Dubrovnik


Dubrovnik Old City, Croatia (UNESCO world heritage site) - visited twice this UNESCO site during my 3 days 2 nights stay in Dubrovnik ! 


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