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Dubrovnik
The Pearl of the Adriatic

Walk the walls of the Republic of Ragusa. GPS-triggered narrations play automatically as you explore — from Pile Gate to Lokrum Island, through monasteries, palaces, and the scars of the 1991 siege.

30 narration points ~4 hours walking 7 thematic sections
The Tour

Limestone and liberty. A republic that lasted 450 years.

Western Approach & Fortifications

Pile Gate, Fort Lovrijenac — the Gibraltar of Dubrovnik — Bokar Fortress, and Onofrio's 16-faced fountain that brought water 12 kilometres from the hills.

4 narration points
City Walls Circuit

Nearly 2 kilometres of unbroken medieval walls. Minčeta Tower at the highest point, Ploče Gate and Revelin, St. John's Fortress and the Maritime Museum.

4 narration points
Stradun & Main Squares

The 300-metre limestone spine of the Old Town — once a sea channel — with Orlando's Column, the Clock Tower, and the civic heart of Luža Square.

3 narration points
Sacred Heritage

Franciscan Monastery with Europe's 3rd-oldest pharmacy, the Cathedral, the Church of St. Blaise, the Jesuit Staircase, and a 1408 Sephardic synagogue.

6 narration points
Civic Architecture & Museums

The Rector's Palace where leaders served one-month terms, Sponza Palace with its 1,000-year archive, the Rupe grain silos, and the Lazareti — birthplace of quarantine.

6 narration points
The 1991 Siege & Beyond the Walls

War Photo Limited, the two-tone rooftop map of shelling, the Defenders' Memorial, then Lokrum Island, Mount Srđ, and the cliff bars at Buža.

7 narration points
Highlights

A city that never surrendered

City Walls
8th-16th century · 1,940m circuit

Nearly two kilometres of unbroken medieval walls, up to 25 metres high and 6 metres thick. Never breached by a foreign army. The two-tone rooftop tiles below map the 1991 shelling.

Fort Lovrijenac
11th century · 37m above sea

Walls 12 metres thick facing the sea, 60 centimetres facing the city — so no commander could turn it against the Republic. Above the door: "Freedom is not sold for all the gold in the world."

Franciscan Pharmacy
Operating since 1317

Europe's third-oldest functioning pharmacy, run by Franciscan monks for over 700 years. Still sells remedies based on original medieval recipes.

Rector's Palace
15th century · Gothic-Renaissance

The Rector served one month, could not leave the building. Dubrovnik was governed by a different leader every month for 450 years — history's most extreme anti-tyranny measure.

Lazareti Quarantine
1377 · 10 isolation buildings

Dubrovnik invented the quarantine in 1377 — the first city in the world to legislate isolation periods. The word "quarantine" comes from Ragusa's 40-day policy.

Dubrovnik Synagogue
Founded 1408 · Sephardic

The second-oldest Sephardic synagogue still in use worldwide. The Republic offered refuge to Jews expelled from Spain — with freedom of worship, property rights, and trading privileges.

How It Works

Walk. Listen. See what the Republic built.

1
Open the tour

Tap "Start Walking Tour" and allow location access. The map shows all 30 narration points across the Old Town and beyond.

2
Walk at your pace

Follow the suggested route or explore freely. GPS tracks your position. When you reach a site, the narration plays automatically.

3
Hear the stories

Each narration connects what you can see to the Republic that built it — the diplomacy, the architecture, the survival. History on the ground where it happened.

Non bene pro toto libertas venditur auro
Freedom is not sold for all the gold in the world. 30 narration points across the Republic.
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