The Stradun

The Stradun

The Dubrovnik audio-guided tour has you walk along the Stradun, the main thoroughfare of the old town, some three hundred metres long and unmissable on the visit.

The historic artery of the city

Built in the twelfth century, the Stradun connected the two old villages of Slave Dubrava and Ragusa, separated by marshy ground; the axis was paved from 1468 to facilitate crossing. Like much of Dubrovnik, it suffered from the 1667 earthquake, which destroyed almost all the houses that bordered it, hence the homogeneity of size and style of the dwellings rebuilt in the seventeenth century. At its two ends are the Onofrio fountains, still used as drinking water points. Each 3 February, the Stradun hosts the procession of the feast of Saint Blaise, celebrated since the tenth century and inscribed on the intangible heritage of UNESCO.

What there is to see

The Stradun unfolds its polished cobbles and its homogeneous façades, lined with shops, cafés and monuments. It is the beating heart of the old town, where one strolls between the two Onofrio fountains and where the great processions take place. A place of life as much as a film setting, it offers an immediate immersion in the unique atmosphere of Dubrovnik.

Practical information

The Stradun crosses the old town of Dubrovnik from one gate to the other. It can be walked freely on foot at all hours and on the level; its shops and cafés follow their own hours.

Why do the houses of the Stradun resemble each other?

Because they were rebuilt homogeneously in the seventeenth century, after the destruction of the old houses by the 1667 earthquake.

What great feast takes place on the Stradun?

The procession of the feast of Saint Blaise, each 3 February, inscribed on the intangible heritage of UNESCO.