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Dubrovnik Travel Guide: Shopping

Whilst you are staying in Dubrovnik, it is possible to get information and maps in a number of places in the city. The main tourist information centres are found on the Stradun and at Pile.
You can enjoy a wide range of excellent food and drinks in lots of restaurants and inns in Dubrovnik’s centre. Try some traditional Dalmatian cooking that famously combines simplicity and freshness, or try some fish specialities and sea food served with authentic Dalmatian wine from the Pelješac peninsula. They are especially tasty after a walk in Dubrovnik’s ancient centre.
For all those who want to have some fun and unwind, just as with the restaurants, you should definitely try what is on offer in the centre where there are cafes, lounge bars, clubs and other fun places to relax in.
When you walk through the city centre in the summer, when life in Dubrovnik moves out into the open air, you will find lots of street performers. Dance music fans will come into their own at the night clubs located at the city entrances.
Anyone who wants a true summer holiday will find their spot in the sun and sea: either on the beaches of the Valamar hotels on Babin kuk, where the beaches of the Hotel Dubrovnik President are particularly notable, or on Dubrovnik’s public beaches Banje, Buža, Danče… or even the beaches in Lapad bay.
Whilst you are staying in Dubrovnik you can go on day trips to the surrounding areas. Visit the Elaphiti islands, Pelješac peninsula, the island of Korčula… Seize the day, visit Ston, Zaton, Trsteno, Cavtat…
A very good road, air and sea transport system connects Dubrovnik to the rest of the globe. The city bus lines and taxi services will take you to the coast, Dubrovnik airport is very well connected, and the Jadrolinija ferries and private boats will offer you safe passage on the sea.
Most of the shops are found in Dubrovnik’s historical centre, where there are small crafts-shops that offer visitors souvenirs and art-work to exclusive boutiques. We also recommend the Gruža area, which is where the port and bus stations are located, and where there are a number of larger shopping centres.
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Konavle Embroidery

Konavle Embroidery

Konavle embroidery is the main decorative element on female clothing, which is embroidered on the breast and sleeves. Originally it was sewn using a silk thread, which came from silk moths that were carefully and painstakingly grown in each Konavle home. The threads were painted in natural colours, with an emphasis on red, black or dark green motifs, which were divided by white borders and decorated with golden-yellow fringes. Due to its beauty and amazing adaptability, today Konavle embroidery is used on many practical items. Surprise the ones closest to you by giving them a purse or another product that is decorated using this unique design.

Dubrovnik specialities – interesting and tasty souvenirs

Dubrovnik specialities – interesting and tasty souvenirs

One of the local specialities that you can take home with you as an interesting souvenir are broštulani (sugared almonds) and arancini (candied orange rind). Take home the autochthon tastes and scents of Dubrovnik in the form of these natural and tasty sweets.

Verižice - Konavle earrings

Verižice - Konavle earrings

Golden earrings or “verižice” are traditional items of jewellery worn by Konavle woman. The earring is a simple circular shape that is decorated with either real gems, coral, enamel or small metal particles or different combinations of these materials. It is interesting to know that the famous Queen of Jordan, Queen Rania could not resist this beautiful jewellery. A long time ago these earrings stopped being just a component part of Konavle folk costume. Give some verižice to your favourite lady and you definitely won’t have made a mistake.

Handmade replicas of Dubrovnik historical parchment

Handmade replicas of Dubrovnik historical parchment

These copies of original Dubrovnik panoramas, which date from the 15th to the late 18th century, are printed on paper that is afterwards hand-worked to make it look like original historical leather parchment. Due to their authenticity they are a perfect reminder of the past times of the famous Republic of Dubrovnik and will delight all lovers of history and cartography.

Handmade Konavle folk costumes

Handmade Konavle folk costumes

In a special way, and in particular those worn by women, Konavle folk costumes embody the centuries of living folk culture because of their beauty, elegance and aesthetics. They have remained perhaps the most beautiful representative of the treasure of Croatian folklore right up to the present day. Dubrovnik folk costumes, which are designed according to ethnological sources but whose cut is adapted to the needs of modern users, are made from 100 percent linen. They follow the style of Konavle embroidery, which as a result makes each product unique. If you are interested in something traditional that is combined with the modern, you won’t make a mistake by buying this product.

Handmade leather products

Handmade leather products

Handmade leather diaries, book marks, leather tubes, leather bags and chests made out of high quality calf and pig leather. On the leather surface, silver or gold colours are applied that use motifs from Konavle embroidery or Croatian wattle, and thus they make an ideal souvenir that is at the same time practical.