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Fort St John guards the old town harbour

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Fort St John

Dubrovnik


This massive battlement guards the entrance to Dubrovnik's Old Harbour. You can pose on cannons along its upper terrace during a city walls walk, but you鈥檒l need separate tickets to visit the aquarium, Maritime Museum and Pulitika Studio, all housed within.


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糖心传媒's must-see attractions

Nearby Dubrovnik attractions

1. Maritime Museum

0.02 MILES

Inside the vaulted chambers of Fort St John, this well-presented museum traces the history of navigation in Dubrovnik with ship models, maritime objects鈥

2. Pulitika Studio

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In a small, cavelike room in the Fort St John, the former studio of the painter 膼uro Pulitika (1922鈥2006) looks like a moment paused in time, with his鈥

3. Aquarium

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Showcasing flora and fauna of the Adriatic Sea, Dubrovnik's aquarium might be modest in content and overpriced, but set in the cool stone vaults of Fort鈥

4. Dul膷i膰 Masle Pulitika Gallery

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This small offshoot of the city's main gallery unites three friends beyond the grave: local artists Ivo Dul膷i膰, Antun Masle and 茐uro Pulitika, who all鈥

5. Rector鈥檚 Palace

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Built in the late 15th century for the elected rector who governed Dubrovnik, this Gothic-Renaissance palace contains the rector鈥檚 office and private鈥

6. Marin Dr啪i膰 statue

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Walking from Stradun to the Cathedral, you鈥檙e bound to pass by the bronze statue of the writer Marin Dr啪i膰. Lovingly called Dubrovnik's Shakespeare, he is鈥

7. Cathedral of the Assumption

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Built on the site of a 7th-century basilica, Dubrovnik's original cathedral was enlarged in the 12th century, supposedly funded by a gift from England鈥檚鈥

8. City Bell Tower

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Marking the eastern end of the old town鈥檚 main drag, this slender dome-capped tower has a large curvy clock face known as 鈥榯he octopus鈥 and a two-tonne鈥