The BEST of Dubrovnik | 🇭🇷 Croatia Travel Vlog

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In this vlog I visit some of the best spots in Dubrovnik, Croatia. From the famous old town, to hidden beaches.
It’s my first time in Croatia. I am embarking on a road trip which will take me from Dubrovnik to Split. I have 3 nights to see the best things to do in Dubrovnik.
Join me as I sample some of the best restaurants, view the key attractions and go off the tourist path to find some secret beaches.
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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 Welcome to Dubrovnik!
00:34 Arriving in Dubrovnik
02:14 Dubrovnik Apartment Tour
03:04 Restaurant Recommendation #1
04:17 I didn't expect this...
05:26 Gruz (Dubrovnik Modern City)
06:33 Dubrovnik Old Town
07:49 The Walls of Dubrovnik
11:04 Restaurant Recommendation #2
12:07 Cavtat Village (old Dubrovnik)
14:14 Cavtat Restaurant Recommendation
14:55 Cavtat Beach
16:22 Restaurant Recommendation #3
🌍 Vlog Locations 🌍
Here you can find the names of everywhere I visit and mention in the vlog (including cafés and restaurants) in order of appearance.
Basic: Croatia, Dubrovnik
Day 1: Dubrovnik Airport, Tavern Bonaca Restaurant, Sustjepan, Rijeka Dubrovačka
Day 2: Gruž, Gruž Green Market, Dubrovnik Old Town, Pile Gate (entrance to old town), Franciscan Church and Monastery, Peppino’s Gelato Factory (ice cream shop), Church of the Holy Annunciation (cat shrine), Walls of Dubrovnik, Lovrijenac Fortress, Lokrum, Tvrđava Minčeta, Trattoria Carmen Restaurant
Day 3: Cavtat, La Boheme Restaurant, Beach Bar Little Star, Beach Rat, Tavern Arka Restaurant, Štikovica
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@AdventuresOfATravelingDon 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love Dubrovnik. Was there a few years ago. Explored up and down those streets. Particularly the Old Town where I stayed. I love the views from your place. Croatian wine is fantastic. The food is so good there. Those cats are all over the place. Little cheeky buggers made a bed of my lap trying to get at my food once for lunch 😋🤣🤣. I love the history you went into. That was one of the most unique aspects of visiting there. You learn a lot of that up on the mountain top fortress. Have fun in Bosnia. An excellent video.

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, very much agree that Croatian wine and food is amazing! Haha, that's amazing that the cat actually sat on you 😂 They're certainly confident! Yes, the history of Dubrovnik is so interesting. Knowing a little bit about it really adds to the experience there. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave your comment! 🤗

@mancuniamancunia9212 2 жыл бұрын

Superb video and wonderfully narrated. You have a lovely voice.

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Than you so much for your kind words! I am really glad you enjoyed it :)

@manjitsingharora5603 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful place. Thanks for showing us Ma'am. Keep rocking. 👌🏻👍🏻🙏🏻

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! All the best to you

@IamaDutch-Kiwi 2 жыл бұрын

I think what hits me between the eyes is the strength and resilience of people all those centuries ago. Those castles, walls, fortresses- to have built those, that even ruins and remnants are still around today for us to wander around, and, as you said 'gawk at' ( love that). You sure were caught out on the hop with that storm. What an amazing journey and experience for you both. Loved the food by the way. Mouthwatering. Great video thank you. 🇳🇱🙋‍♀️🇳🇿👍

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. They had to contend with the constant fear of battles which is something we can't really contemplate these days. And no matter what the town faced, they always rebuilt. Inspiring! Really glad you enjoyed watching 😊

@trendingwwwandw 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your showing us Croatia Like#17

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed 😁

@paulurquhart4061 11 ай бұрын

Lovely place. I stayed in Cavtat ( prounounced Savtat! ) and got the boat to and from Dubrovnik. Wish I can return soon as there is so much to do there… 😊

@EllaMcKendrick 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the pronunciation! I agree, it's such a beautiful place.

@LucasWorldTravel 2 жыл бұрын

Dubrovnik is awesome. Their cats are well fed. The Old Town is my favorite. We also went out Salsa dancing while we were there and had an amazing time. The views from the walls are spectacular. The town feels like you stepped back in time. Doesn't it? Their tuna is the best. We don't have anything in Ameria that tastes like it. I like to take a dip in the Sea as well. Just feels like it connects me to the place somehow. Fun fact: Game of Thrones was filmed there also.

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Salsa dancing would have been so lovely! Although I cannot dance for the life of me 😂 Had you tried salsa before? Yes, it really did feel like I was back in time. I could almost imagine guards patrolling the walls in their armour. Oh, yes - the tuna was divine! It is true that tuna can taste vastly different in different countries. I guess some places import it frozen and it's just not as good that way. Yes, I saw so many Game of Thrones shops and even saw some of the filming locations. But (confession) I have never watched Game of Thrones 🤐

@GoTravelOnTheCheap 2 жыл бұрын

We noted your cuts timed with the beat of the music, nice! Wayne says puppies make vlogs better. 🐕 OMG, that looks almost exactly the same as our Airbnb in Dubrovnik!! Seems like the stairs going up were different, but I wonder if it's hosted by the same people! We LOVED Croatian wine!! Too bad they do not export... Hey, we got ice cream there too! Even Wayne, and he never gets it! How nice, they are feeding the kitties... We ate sea bass in Croatia too! Amazing sunset! Damn, that tuna steak looks delicious! Excellent video...we want to go back SO MUCH!

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I always try to time my footage with music where possible. Puppies do indeed make vlogs better; I didn't see many dogs in Croatia. How crazy! Maybe they were hosted by the same people as I think they managed a few properties. I guess only being able to have Croatian wine in Croatia makes it all the more special! Did you see all the cats at the cat shrine when you had your ice cream? 😂

@GoTravelOnTheCheap 2 жыл бұрын

Must be the same hosts; we couldn't get over how identical it looked to ours! Yeah, you are right about Croatian wine being special... We did see all the cats, yes! Maybe we got ice cream from the same shop, hahaha 😄

@SociallyGuide 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to visit this place one day

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

I would definitely recommend Croatia. It's a gorgeous country and really surpassed my expectations :) Thanks for watching!

@SociallyGuide 2 жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick I create youtube videos...watching your content made watch go there!

@captainmacoy 2 жыл бұрын

It seem you are destined with the cats, I remembered one of your video in Africa there's also a cat. Anyway Dubrovnik looks so beautiful and dramatic specially on the top, I wish you go also boating its also more beautiful. I was amazed you caught the lightning on your camera, I love that footage with small island and yacht sailing.

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Do the cats seek out me or do I seek out the cats? That is the question! Yes, you have a good memory - There were loads of cats in Namibia too! Too true, it would have been good to take to the ocean in a boat. Stay tuned, I may be doing just that in a vlog I have coming up 😉

@senthil8372 2 жыл бұрын

Nice and beautiful location👌. Hope you enjoyed a lot👍.

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Senthil! It is great to see you again 🤗 I really loved my time in Croatia. It's a real gem in Europe. Thank you for watching!

@colinzonneveld7546 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what a beautiful place would love to Go there next year from new Zealand thanks great video 😍

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed watching! Would 100% recommend it. Also, I'm a tad jealous - New Zealand is a very beautiful country to live in!

@zdenkakathyanderson7890 Жыл бұрын

Food and views spectacular

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a fantastic place!

@TsarEventsDMC 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for wonderful video! Love it so much! It is really interesting and motivating! Cannot wait when all of us start travel again! Thank you for helping to promote tourism! xx

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Really glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I cannot wait until we can all travel freely again. I miss it so much!

@SapphireBlueTravelExplores 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great tour of both Dubrovnik and Cavat. Sounds like you blessed a few people when you found that umbrella on the old walls and the views were amazing. That lightening was impressive, I am glad it did not totally ruin you day and the food all looked amazing and that is saying something as I don't eat fish :0

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, people were so happy when we popped open the umbrella. It was just lying on the floor behind an ice cream stand so people weren't noticing it before and were getting soaked! I tend not to eat fish either but I gave it a go and was actually impressed! Croatia does specialise in seafood so it was definitely a good place to try it!

@Manmeetsingh-ub4fe 2 жыл бұрын

Nice beautiful &silent place Always u Rock

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words and your continued support :)

@BangkokJack858 2 жыл бұрын

great work Ella, I can see youve spent a long time putting this together. Dubrovnik looks beautiful. I had no idea what Croatian food was before this video, looked good.

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this did take quite a while to put together. I had so much footage to go through, haha! Croatian food is mostly fish but it was exciting to find some different dishes too!

@Svenywhere 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking me around Dubrovnik again. Funny to see that the old wooden draw bridge has been replaced to a stone bridge. Also funny to see how creative you woman get with your hair and bundling it together. But yeah the water shoes are indeed essential so don't leave them in your car next time ;)

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

I bet it's interesting to see somewhere you've already visited from someone else's perspective! My guess is the wooden draw bridge may have been in poor condition and not safe for so many tourists to cross at once. I visited in Covid so this was probably a quiet time compared to normal! HAH, I wish I could wear my hair like a normal person but my hairdresser was adamant that I could not let it touch the salt water 😂I normally ignore her but this time I really tried!

@BrunoRabaioli-mc9qr 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is some top quality content, I was looking for a video on what to do on rainy days but it seems you can still get some sun even with bad forecast, gave me some hope on my trip next weekend 🥰 Love the cats, I will be petting them all! HAHAH

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed! Yep, the weather can change really quickly. It was forecast as stormy every single day for my visit but, as you can see, the weather was mostly good but with a few showers and storms sprinkled in. I expect it will be similar when you visit - many dry patches with the odd shower added in for a bit of excitement. Even in rain there's lots to do - restaurants are all sheltered and there are some monuments you can visit which involve being indoors (such as the fortress which I really wish I'd visited!). I hope you have an amazing time - pet some cats for me! 🤣

@komalghoghari8974 5 ай бұрын

Good morning

@gretakumutaityte3996 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, what a lovely and informative video! I really enjoyed watching it. What month were you there? My partner and I are travelling there next month for the first time, any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated!

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Greta! I'm really pleased you enjoyed the video. I was there at the end of August. It's definitely good that you are visiting out of peak season as with the easing of restrictions this year I expect Croatia to be a lot busier than last year and the lack of crowds was something which most certainly made the trip special. Are you just visiting Dubrovnik or more of Croatia as well? I'd definitely recommend the walls of Dubrovnik. I usually don't like to do touristy activities but this one lives up to the hype. My other piece of advice would be to research restaurants beforehand to find those with the best reviews instead of just walking into restaurants. There really are some amazing places to eat but they're not always the places you would expect. Food always makes of breaks my experience of a place, haha!

@-BigIi- Жыл бұрын

Dubrovnik was fun, so was split, and all the other places I stayed in Croatia during my travel there. Brna was the most peaceful and the greenest part I experienced in Croatia. Lots of fun - worth having a vehicle to crisscross the vast areas. Thanks for sharing: Norway (from London)

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience! I hadn't actually heard of Brna before but would definitely love to check it out now! Definitely agree that a vehicle is a must for Croatia. Thanks for watching!

@-BigIi- Жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick Brna is a large bay situated on the southern shores of Korcula Island (another great spot), close to the Smokvica village. It is very green and very peaceful like I said, it is also a wine island which housed, when I was there a few years ago, a number of wineries, good and dangerously cheap (:🤯:) Looking forward to travelling to the Philippines again, but waiting for restrictions to calm down a bit. Happy travels to you and your partner.

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

@@-BigIi- Oof, you're seriously selling it to me, especially with the wines 😋 Yes, hopefully you can visit the Philippines soon - that's a bucket-list destination of mine!

@-BigIi- Жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick 😆Good:) hope you make it there one day.

@JALIBVLOGS 2 жыл бұрын

You have changed the name of your channel , at a moment I thought it's you or some one else ❣️

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I have changed my channel name! It's great to hear from you again 😁

@user-xi4yt9jk3c 7 ай бұрын

the city of DUBROVNIK FEED S THE CATS

@LincolnClay98 2 жыл бұрын

Can you remember the name of the accommodation that you stayed in? Also would you recommend Dubrovnik or split for a 1 week solo travel? Thanks

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I stayed at an Aibnb. The link to it is here: www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/49844249 Out of the 2 I'd actually recommend Split. Dubrovnik is very expensive for both accommodation and food and there it a lot more to do in the Split region ie you can take ferries to nearby islands or buses to national parks. When I was on the ferry to Hvar I saw a few travellers chatting to other travellers and making connections and arrangements to meet up so it seemed like a good place to meet others too. I didn't see as many travellers in Dubrovnik. I hope this helps :)

@LincolnClay98 2 жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick @Ella McKendrick thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. Unfortunately I ended up booking a 1 week holiday in plat near Dubrovnik just before I saw this message. Are there many reasonably priced bars and restaurants outside of the old town? I was hoping not to spend more than 100 pounds per day (including transportation) not sure if this is realistic or not... Also is it an easy place to navigate? I'm EXTREMELY bad with directions and get lost incredibly easily.

@LincolnClay98 2 жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick also did you tip at restaurants and bars? Sorry for all the questions!

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

@@LincolnClay98 Happy to help! There will definitely be some more reasonably priced places that you can eat at. Bars and restaurants in the Old Town are generally the most expensive but there's plenty in modern Dubrovnik. To keep costs down I made my own breakfast at my Airbnb and then for lunch I bought pastries from a bakery in the city. I only therefore had 1 meal at a restaurant per day which kept me within budget. There are frequent buses that navigate throughout the city which are pretty reasonable in terms of transportation costs. I also found that taking an Uber from one end of the city to the other was only a couple of pounds. Dubrovnik old town is pretty small and all streets lead to the same place so you shouldn't have a problem navigating through there. I didn't find the main city too bad either but I made sure I always had Google Maps to hand just in case. I hope this helps! I'm sure you'll have an amazing time as Dubrovnik was definitely one of the highlights of my Croatia trip :)

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

@@LincolnClay98 Good question. From memory I don't think tipping is mandatory. I did tip if I had an amazing meal and service

@omarjarju7190 2 жыл бұрын

When ll you go back to The Gambia

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

I hope it won't be too long! I am dying to make it back to West Africa. Covid made it difficult to travel the past 2 years!

@omarjarju7190 2 жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick COVID have mest of everything but keep the good work. We ll be waiting for you.🇬🇲🇬🇲

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! All the best to you!

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@residualroyaltyacademy 2 жыл бұрын

is there any corona restrictions ther?

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

Restrictions are always changing. I always check the Government website for the most up to date info: www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/croatia/entry-requirements - currently it looks like to enter you need to show a negative PCR or proof of vaccination. You also need to fill in a form before arrival.

@farahmo4519 2 жыл бұрын

I like your videos as they are informative but the trappy skimpy thumbnail is a no no from me 👎

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your feedback and will take it on board! :)

@farahmo4519 2 жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick Thanks for your response. My respect for you has gone up many notches 😊🌹🌹

@EllaMcKendrick 2 жыл бұрын

@@farahmo4519 That's great to hear! In all seriousness, I am passionate about growing my channel and that means listening to all feedback, positive and negative. One can never improve if they only pay attention to what they want to hear!