Cavtat is a beautiful palm-fringed harbour town located on the tip of the picturesque Dubrovnik Riviera and a stone’s throw from the border with Montenegro. Located a short boat journey away from Dubrovnik.
The Cavtat Travel Summary is segmented into 2 key travel themes to immerse you into everything Cavtat:
- An introduction and brief history to this wonderful town;
- What to See;
Hope you enjoy it! Carpe Diem!
1. An introduction and brief history to this wonderful town:
Cavtat has a picturesque waterfront lined with seafood restaurants and a peninsula that has a beautifully dense pine forest with Cypriot pines set against the azure sea. The harbour has traditional fishing boats and glamorous super-yachts. The town is a great place for walking with its waterfront walkways with lots of vantage points particularly from the St Rok Cemetary and on the forested peninsular.
The compact old town is a maze of cobbled, stepped lanes with Renaissance architecture dominating in the form of Rector’s palace, fortifications and city walls. Within the old town you will find 15th-century St Nicholas Church and the old stone house of painter Vlaho Bukovac. There is also the Renaissance influenced Rector’s Palace, home to the curio collection of Baltazar Bogisic, a Victorian scientist who lived in Cavtat.
We did a day trip from Dubrovnik, there are regular ferries will take you direct Cavtat in 45 minutes.
2. What to See:
St Rok Cemetery
AllThingsTravel Top Pick:
- From the St Rok Cemetery you will be rewarded with panoramic views over the Cavtat Old Town and the Adriatic
- You can see the beautiful white stone mausoleum made by Croatia’s preeminent sculptor, Ivan Mestrovic, for the Racic family in the 1920s
Relax on the Harbour Front
AllThingsTravel Top Pick:
- The harbour is perfect for a leisurely walk or tucking into the catch of the day at one of the harbourside restaurants
- A walk around the peninsular is highly recommended where you will be able to find lots of hidden coves and a beautifully wooded forest
- The harbour is a great place to grab a drink and people watch and a great vantage point for wonderful sunsets
Church of Our Lady in the Snow
AllThingsTravel Top Pick:
- This beautiful church was built in the 15th century
- Inside the chapel you can see the polyptych of St Michael, a famous work by Vicko Lovrin Dobričević dating back to 1510
- Nearby you can see the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheatre
Vlaho Bukovac House
AllThingsTravel Top Pick:
- If you are an art lover head to Vlaho Bukovac House which was the home of Croatia’s most famous artist
- The Bukovac house, where Vlaho spent his young age, is today’s museum which exhibits his artwork
- The museum is on two floors with the first floor exhibiting Bukovac’s drawings and the second floor exhibiting the artist’s pictures
3. Photo Gallery:
