SUMMER IN CROATIA (PART 3)

Dubrovnik, June 2023

By Francisco Morais

November 1^st, 2023

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik stands encircled by massive fortifications, its battlements rising from the rocky shore like a coral reef of stone. Within, polished streets fan out between baroque churches and Renaissance palaces, their façades catching the midday light.

For fans of Game of Thrones, walking these walls brings fictional King's Landing to life. Here, you can almost hear the clash of swords on the ramparts and feel the weight of intrigue in each narrow passage.

Major thoroughfares give way to secret staircases and hidden passages, where shadows pool beneath historic doorways. Courtyards open onto vistas of the open sea, reminding visitors that this city has always lived between land and water.

As daylight fades, the walls glow in honeyed tones and lanterns ignite tucked-away corners. The contrast between solitude and spectacle lingers—monumental in scale, yet intimate in every stone-lined niche.