A weekend in Dubrovnik: take it easy on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast 

Explore ‘the pearl of the Adriatic’ from your base at the landmark Hotel Excelsior

Dubrovnik’s iconic walled city
Dubrovnik’s iconic walled city
(Image credit: Sorin Colac/Alamy Stock Photo )

Lusting after a weekend getaway to chase away the winter blues? Head to Dubrovnik, famously eulogised by Lord Byron as “the pearl of the Adriatic”, with good reason. The Unesco-protected Croatian hot-spot is one of the most magnificent walled cities in the world.

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