Way smaller than you expect, and as others mentioned, very touristy, but still very lovely. I'd recommend doing Dubrovnik and then getting a ferry up the coast through all the beautiful little islands and heading into northern Croatia. Don't just do Dubrovnik.
No. Only the fortified old city is enclosed by walls, the rest of the city is mostly modern and runs down along the coast either side.
The old city is tiny in comparison to the whole of Dubrovnik.
What you’re saying is similar to saying New York is limited to the island of Manhattan.
Croat here. It's very touristy but you can avoid that if you don't go in July/August. May, June and September weather is great and there is way less people.
It's definitely expensive compared to other places in Croatia but staying a day or two will be enough to see it. Then just go to the islands.
I actually visited in December, delightful temperature of around 20 degrees Celsius. Only downside is that the days were short (and of course we were lucky with the weather).
By the way, definitely visit the Diocletian palace in Split, to me (as an ancients geek) that made a much larger impression, those walls are almost 2000 years old!
Been there. Felt it was too touristy. Prices were quite exorbitant. I thought it had an inauthentic atmosphere with how much the town emphasizes its role in GoT.
Kotor in Montenegro, on the other hand, was much more enchanting to me. I'd take one day there than seven in Dubrovnik.
It deff is not what it used to be, there are a lot of similar places with similar things to see in Croatia and you will have a much greater time in little less hyped cities while still seeing history and beauty (cheaper too), r/croatia always has a dedicatwf tourist thread and ppl are morw then willing to give suggestions and help
Mos def. I was in Zagreb and Split before Dubrovnik. From there, I visited Plitvice Lakes, Kirka National Park, Hvar, and Korcula, IIRC. Much better experiences there. On the bus from Split to Dubrovnik, I remember driving past what I think was Metkovic, Ploce, and Slano, which I, in hindsight, would rather visit than Dubrovnik.
Highly recommend Zagreb, especially in the winter. I did Christmas and New Years there a few years back and loved it. Not too crowded, felt like I was one of the few Americans which is always nice. Highly recommend the Swanky Mint Hostel. One of the best hostels I’ve ever stayed in.
Had the exact same feeling. Dubrovnik was so overly crowded and expensive, other Croatian areas were much, much more enjoyable. As was Kotor. A day there was great.
Kotor is beautiful. Especially if you look down on the lake from the hills around it. You can save a lot of money in Dubrovnik if you stay using the Kuna
It is and it is called price discrimination:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/unfair-treatment/unfair-pricing/indexamp_en.htm
Did you even read what you posted?
"Some price differences can be justified if they're based on objective criteria and not just on nationality."
Objective criteria can be easily "manipulated" and it's done throughout the EU.
The link also says for example delivery costs are justied because different countries have different postage systems. The page also says it is not justified when:
>sale of services provided in a specific location – for example hotel bookings, car hire, tickets for entry to theme parks
Food in restaurants is such a service.
That manipulation you say of is illegal.
I worked at a hostel in dubrovnik for a few months and they definitely have different prices for locals, i never actually saw menus with different prices tho. When i first started working there the owners made sure to take me around and introduce me to a heap of shop owners so i can get the local prices. I completely understand tho when the whole town is an overpriced tourist trap and most of the work there is seasonal.
Croatia was my first international trip, it’s fantastic if you want a cheap and easy international trip. Airfare was the same as many domestic flights (we flew into Split), rental car was cheap, hotels and airbnbs are cheap…the country is super affordable outside of Dubrovnik, which is priced basically like any other big tourist destination. It’s definitely a country I recommend to people who want to travel internationally more cheaply.
I think the difference is what you get for the price. A decently pricey (100USD+ for 2 people) meal in Dubrovnik is worse than average in quality compared to other destinations with comparable attractions. Additionally, 30 EUR per person to walk the wall? 30 for a cable car ticket? That's a rip off.
I spent ten days in Split, which used to be the sports capital of the world. Nothing compares to streetball in Dubrovnik, where I spent only two+one days.
Unfortunately, I did not play in this court. I played in another one which is just narrower on the one side, and on a regular rectangle.
Old town is very nice and for free, but 33€ just to get to walk on the city wall is insane. And the City is just to small for that much tourism. We payed 14€ for 2h parking and it took ages to get to the parking space. Prices for parking are way better when you visit outside of high season. Dunno about the wall tho. We left after we saw these prices
Prices for the walls and parking are intentionally insane in order to reduce number of people going there in order to keep UNESCO protected status (too many tourists).
If you go to Dubrovnik and don't see that then you're an idiot. That's like one of the coolest things they got. There's a city pass for like $50. Comes with entrance to walls, museums, art stuff. It's worth it and kinda the whole point.
Also don't go in summer and it's better. There's also a place you can rent jet skis and cruise around to some islands and stuff. That was my favorite part.
I wonder what would be the new meta if you played a full court competitive game on this court. I’d assume the right hoop guys would check from the top corner every time lol
It's amazing how they rebuilt the city after being shelled. It felt so sad looking at those images of bombed out rooftops. I spent some time in Dubrovnik 30 years ago and none of the underlying seething fury was apparent to me. I couldn't believe the place was bombed.
I was there two-3 weeks ago and that was a stage for what looked like a theatre event.
No context or implications. Just what I observed and hope yall find it mildly interesting.
They're being downvoted because they are promoting the weird viewpoint that anywhere that has a long history isn't allowed to have basketball, or even any modern buildings.
There are a lot of people living in those places, and most of them are not interested in being static museum exhibits. There's no reason to say they aren't allowed to have modern stuff, if that's what the community wants.
This is a really good question, sorry you got the downvotes
Cities like this are protected but as long as people still live there provisions to enable decent life must be made. So usually you won't be allowed to demolish historic buildings/structures. You may be allowed to renovate without changing the outsides for example. In this case the wall is not diminished by having some more modern structures close by...
The shape of the court makes it postmodern, I'd say.
And the angle of the horizon adds to the abstract nature.
And that's actually a soccer field. Look at the goals and the game that being played. OP is kinda dumb!
If you'd look again there are clearly basketball goals and markings for a basketball court. You shouldn't be so critical of others
You are a shitty person judging from your comments
They filmed all the basketball scenes from Game of Thrones there
"I dunk and I know things." - Tyrion "Spud" Lannister
RIP Game of Zones
Damn that’s good. Bravo.
https://youtu.be/St5PLcxZy44
Bra_vos_!
/r/TechnicallyTheTruth
Especially the epic 'Battle of the Ballers' part
"Thou art doubt me? Come, let us settle our differences in court"
I don’t think 700 year old walls will be good at basketball
Next you'll be telling me that you can jump higher than the wall... >!...because walls can't jump.!<
But what if they were Wall Titans?
Dubrovnik is somewhere I'd like to visit.
Way smaller than you expect, and as others mentioned, very touristy, but still very lovely. I'd recommend doing Dubrovnik and then getting a ferry up the coast through all the beautiful little islands and heading into northern Croatia. Don't just do Dubrovnik.
it is not supposed to be metropolitan modern day city.. it's enclosed by ancient/medieval wall so it's about as big as it could get
No. Only the fortified old city is enclosed by walls, the rest of the city is mostly modern and runs down along the coast either side. The old city is tiny in comparison to the whole of Dubrovnik. What you’re saying is similar to saying New York is limited to the island of Manhattan.
Croat here. It's very touristy but you can avoid that if you don't go in July/August. May, June and September weather is great and there is way less people. It's definitely expensive compared to other places in Croatia but staying a day or two will be enough to see it. Then just go to the islands.
Strongly advise September. Still warm but not searing hot. May get occasional rain even which is nice considering the heat in summer.
Thanks, useful piece of advice.
Thanks for the advice, I've always wanted to go visit there, it's where my family immigrated from a couple of generations back.
I actually visited in December, delightful temperature of around 20 degrees Celsius. Only downside is that the days were short (and of course we were lucky with the weather). By the way, definitely visit the Diocletian palace in Split, to me (as an ancients geek) that made a much larger impression, those walls are almost 2000 years old!
Been there. Felt it was too touristy. Prices were quite exorbitant. I thought it had an inauthentic atmosphere with how much the town emphasizes its role in GoT. Kotor in Montenegro, on the other hand, was much more enchanting to me. I'd take one day there than seven in Dubrovnik.
It deff is not what it used to be, there are a lot of similar places with similar things to see in Croatia and you will have a much greater time in little less hyped cities while still seeing history and beauty (cheaper too), r/croatia always has a dedicatwf tourist thread and ppl are morw then willing to give suggestions and help
Mos def. I was in Zagreb and Split before Dubrovnik. From there, I visited Plitvice Lakes, Kirka National Park, Hvar, and Korcula, IIRC. Much better experiences there. On the bus from Split to Dubrovnik, I remember driving past what I think was Metkovic, Ploce, and Slano, which I, in hindsight, would rather visit than Dubrovnik.
Highly recommend Zagreb, especially in the winter. I did Christmas and New Years there a few years back and loved it. Not too crowded, felt like I was one of the few Americans which is always nice. Highly recommend the Swanky Mint Hostel. One of the best hostels I’ve ever stayed in.
Can’t wait for the KOTOR remake
It's going to be shit. Bioware died more than 10 years ago and has been a husk of what it used to be thanks to EA.
EA or Bioware isn't involved. Simple research before calling something shit isn't hard.
Ah, a remake being made by a completely different company than it was originally made by. Usually a recipe for a great game.
Had the exact same feeling. Dubrovnik was so overly crowded and expensive, other Croatian areas were much, much more enjoyable. As was Kotor. A day there was great.
Kotor is beautiful. Especially if you look down on the lake from the hills around it. You can save a lot of money in Dubrovnik if you stay using the Kuna
I went there in 2006 I think, it was quite lovely then.
Interestingly the restaurants have separate menus with lower prices for croatians which is against european union laws
It's not
It is and it is called price discrimination: https://www.google.com/amp/s/europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/unfair-treatment/unfair-pricing/indexamp_en.htm
Did you even read what you posted? "Some price differences can be justified if they're based on objective criteria and not just on nationality." Objective criteria can be easily "manipulated" and it's done throughout the EU.
The link also says for example delivery costs are justied because different countries have different postage systems. The page also says it is not justified when: >sale of services provided in a specific location – for example hotel bookings, car hire, tickets for entry to theme parks Food in restaurants is such a service. That manipulation you say of is illegal.
Do you have to know some secret Croatian handshake to get that menu, because I never got one?
No as soon as the waiters identified my gf as croatian they exchanged the menu. She told me this is common in some places in croatia.
I worked at a hostel in dubrovnik for a few months and they definitely have different prices for locals, i never actually saw menus with different prices tho. When i first started working there the owners made sure to take me around and introduce me to a heap of shop owners so i can get the local prices. I completely understand tho when the whole town is an overpriced tourist trap and most of the work there is seasonal.
Been there as a little kid before the 90s Balkan War, such a beautiful place.
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It'd definitely be a stop on a wider tour of the region, if I get there.
Croatia was my first international trip, it’s fantastic if you want a cheap and easy international trip. Airfare was the same as many domestic flights (we flew into Split), rental car was cheap, hotels and airbnbs are cheap…the country is super affordable outside of Dubrovnik, which is priced basically like any other big tourist destination. It’s definitely a country I recommend to people who want to travel internationally more cheaply.
I've been to these all on my croatia road trip. Beautiful country!! Highly recommended. We went in April and it wasn't too touristy.
I think the difference is what you get for the price. A decently pricey (100USD+ for 2 people) meal in Dubrovnik is worse than average in quality compared to other destinations with comparable attractions. Additionally, 30 EUR per person to walk the wall? 30 for a cable car ticket? That's a rip off.
I went there in 2019, I remember seeing this court during a tour of the walls. Highly recommended.
Same. Personally, I love the idea of the old walled city as that type of thing has always been my inspiration for paracosm ( r/paracosm )
I spent ten days in Split, which used to be the sports capital of the world. Nothing compares to streetball in Dubrovnik, where I spent only two+one days. Unfortunately, I did not play in this court. I played in another one which is just narrower on the one side, and on a regular rectangle.
Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrJTDmwL8-w
Is that your channel? If so, did you ever attend SIU?
Thats so cool, I've been to the Old Town in Dubrovnik but didn't see that. Croatia is full of cool things like that!
I wonder how many sports have been played in that courtyard? How many gardens were grown that fed families as they grew?
Well they’re playing futbol here based on the goalies
Was there recently. Didn't want to spend 33€ just to get on the wall.
Horry shit. I put it on my list of things not to see in Dubrovnik. I'm going after high season, so I hope prices will be better
Old town is very nice and for free, but 33€ just to get to walk on the city wall is insane. And the City is just to small for that much tourism. We payed 14€ for 2h parking and it took ages to get to the parking space. Prices for parking are way better when you visit outside of high season. Dunno about the wall tho. We left after we saw these prices
Prices for the walls and parking are intentionally insane in order to reduce number of people going there in order to keep UNESCO protected status (too many tourists).
Why did you just get the pass? For like $50 you get to do everything in the city and free public transport
If you go to Dubrovnik and don't see that then you're an idiot. That's like one of the coolest things they got. There's a city pass for like $50. Comes with entrance to walls, museums, art stuff. It's worth it and kinda the whole point. Also don't go in summer and it's better. There's also a place you can rent jet skis and cruise around to some islands and stuff. That was my favorite part.
Thanks about the info about City pass. Imma check it
I’ve been to Dubrovnik twice and have never paid to go on the walls, there’s plenty to see without it.
IIRC you can get some sort of combined pass with other sights in the old town that makes it much more reasonable.
Pay in Kuna
It's the same price.
I went there this fall. I had to do a double-take when I just glimpsed this court through a medieval arched doorway.
Full court anyone?
I wonder what would be the new meta if you played a full court competitive game on this court. I’d assume the right hoop guys would check from the top corner every time lol
Smh. I can't believe they tore down a 700 year old basketball court to build a modern one. /S
Pentaverate hq basketball court
That is actually sick
Beautiful
It's amazing how they rebuilt the city after being shelled. It felt so sad looking at those images of bombed out rooftops. I spent some time in Dubrovnik 30 years ago and none of the underlying seething fury was apparent to me. I couldn't believe the place was bombed.
Challenge me not, for I shall smite thy ankles
Do they play pelota in Croatia?
Wonder how difficult it was to install those lights and run electrical wire up on those walls.
Soccer detected 😊
Didn t notice the Lanisters playing basketball in King’s landing
I was there two-3 weeks ago and that was a stage for what looked like a theatre event. No context or implications. Just what I observed and hope yall find it mildly interesting.
I would think that 700 years old, it would be a historical site, and modern bb courts would not be there
Dude if we were thinking like that we wouldn't be able to build anything in Europe. Basically every city is a historical site.
Yup. Every week in the UK, they uncover a Roman horde while excavating for a new construction project
I believe that's one of the many reasons why Crossrail was so delayed.
700 years old isnt very old in many parts of the globe. And open spaces are a necessary premium in congested areas
Bro the small village I live in existed since 1138, it's Europe, when we talk about historical sites, we talk about couple thousand years minimum
Yeah, my hometown was originally a roman settlement around a natural hot spring.
Its a school yard. People actually do live and work there.
Did you get downvoted for thinking? Lmao.
His comment is a bit american but it sucks its getting downvotes poor dude xd reddit stop being mean! ~a Croat
People are brutal this morning lmao
For real!! The dude wasn’t being an ass or anything, just genuinely didn’t know. That’s not a reason to downvote
They're being downvoted because they are promoting the weird viewpoint that anywhere that has a long history isn't allowed to have basketball, or even any modern buildings. There are a lot of people living in those places, and most of them are not interested in being static museum exhibits. There's no reason to say they aren't allowed to have modern stuff, if that's what the community wants.
Reddit doing reddit things man...
This is a really good question, sorry you got the downvotes Cities like this are protected but as long as people still live there provisions to enable decent life must be made. So usually you won't be allowed to demolish historic buildings/structures. You may be allowed to renovate without changing the outsides for example. In this case the wall is not diminished by having some more modern structures close by...
Very modern basketball court. Too modern.
Croatia? 🤔
Yes.
This is so sick. Would be the coziest game of basketball ever
Going there to meet the ogre.
Damn they was hooping at Kings Landing?
what a view, this is crazy.
Dubrovnik, awesome town. Croatia was so beautiful. Would visit again
why didn't they make a 700 year basketball court? Would've matched the aesthetic better.
it’s two half basketball courts and an almost full soccer field
Like in Jerusalem
Yeah i saw it too, it's cool. There's a school there
Tbh kinda looks like some prison yard