South Dalmatia is the smallest and in the most southern part of Croatia. South Dalmatia shares a border with Bosnia and Hercegovina. South Dalmatia includes the area south of the Neretva river, the Peljesac peninsula and Dubrovnik which borders Montenegro in the inlet of Boka Kotorska.
Dubrovnik and South Dalmatia Property
Dubrovnik as an UNESCO World Heritage site is becoming a “must see” destination, together with the rest of South Dalmatia has a lot to offer property buyers. There is a choice of property to use as a holiday home property or as investment property. There are villas, apartments and houses to suit every property budget. Property for sale in Dubrovnik South Dalmatia
About Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is probably the most well known place in Croatia. The city of Dubrovnik is the main centre of South Dalmatia, dating back to the thirteenth century and listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik is famous for its cultural and historical legacy. Overlooking the sea, Dubrovnik’s walls contain a mix of terracotta roofs, and steeples around which winds a tangle of narrow streets. In recent years, this lovely city has experienced something of a Renaissance and is becoming one of Europe’s ‘must see’ destinations.
The Old Town of Dubrovnik is surrounded by a monumental wall which is 1940 m long and 25 m high. You can wander the well trodden walkway around the impressive battlements encircling the city and lose yourself in the atmospheric squares and cobbled alleys strung with linen hung out to dry. Take a tour of the city and see siteslike the fourteenth century Franciscan Monastery with its Pharmacy Museum, the Gothic-Renaissance Rector’s Palace, the Baroque Church of St. Blaise, and the Sponza Palace. The oldest and most well-known street within the old town is Stradun. Stroll down Stradun in the evening, impromptu opera recitals and live bands add to the vibrant cultural life of Dubrovnik.
About Dubrovnik Riviera and South Dalmatia
The small Island of Lokrum, 2 km and a short ferry journey from Dubrovnik, has lots of areas for bathing and has a beach reserved for nudists on the west side of the island. Here you can visit the Royal Fort, a souvenir of the French occupation by the army of Napoleon. Mlini about 12 km south of Dubrovnik is a lovely small coastal town with pretty old houses, and shingle beaches and one sand beach.
To the west of Dubrovnik’s old town is the Lapad Peninsula, one of the most beautiful parts of the region. Here are a sprinkling of good beaches where pebble and shingle shores are lapped by astonishingly clear waters. In terms of facilities, Lapad beach has everything you could possibly need for a great day at the beach. At the tip of Lapad Bay is one of Dubrovnik’s most popular beaches, Rio. Rio is made up of shingle but this huge stretch has plenty of facilities plus a great range of water sports.
Cavtat, located around 20 km south of Dubrovnik, has spectacular scenery, with majestic mountains forming a stunning backdrop to picturesque bays, and a string of fine shingle beaches. Visit the Elafit islands which are west of Dubrovnik and are part of the Dubrovnik archipelage. The largest of the Elafiti Islands, Sipan remains relatively undiscovered, providing an experience hard to find elsewhere in the Mediterranean, scattered Roman remains and unspoilt by tourism. Donje Celo on Kolocep has an excellent sandy beach, as does the wide horseshoe bay of Sunj on the isle of Lopud. Lopud is 10 km from Dubrovnik and is a car-free island. Here you can explore sixteenth century churches and monasteries.
Mljet is an island south west of Dubrovnik. Mljet was declared a national park because of its exceptional natural beauty, richness in fauna and flora, beaches, fishing grounds. There is also a 13th century Benedictine monastery set upon an islet in the centre of the lake. Korcula Island is in the central Dalmatian archipelago and is another of Croatia’s jewels. Korcula is an island of wonderful bays, caves and Mediterranean-style palaces, is known as the birth place of Marco Polo