I had heard that Dubrovnik was a beautiful place for years. Then , with the Game of Thrones phenomenon it burst onto the mass tourism route that has blessed and cursed so many world heritage cities

It is beautiful . Surrounded by 2km of Medieval walls still intact and a gorgeous position on the Adriatic it’s quite stunning

It started as an independent republic and survived that way for 400 years walking a tightrope between the Venetians and the Ottomans using trade as its primary weapon . Finally, the Venetians, Then the French , then the Austrians controlled it until it was folded into Yugoslavia. With break up of Yugoslavia it endured a 3 year shelling from the Serbians before it became its own republic again in 1995

It’s definitely a walking city. We walked through the streets and everywhere is a stunning vista or a remarkable building and after awhile I stopped taking photos and just absorbed it all.

Definitely, I’ll be back in off season to explore it further