Twenty kilometers south of Dubrovnik and in three kilometers away from the coastal highway there is an adorable resort town of Cavtat, founded by the ancient Greeks - immigrants from the island of Vis - in the III century to our era. Then he was called epidaurum. From the ancient time there was nothing left here - in the VII century, after the ruin of the Slavs, the epidaurum was evacuated to Dubrovnik, and afterwards his charming fishing village Cavtat appeared.

Open Austro-Hungarian tourists at the beginning of the 20th century, Cavtat was a favorite vacation spot in the rich, while in the 1980s construction of high-rise hotels changed his profile. Fortunately, hotels were built aside from the coastal palm trees, so it did not damage the peninsula with fragrant forests, where the village was once founded.

Bus number 10 departs from Dubrovnik to Cavtat approximately every hour. You can get on a private boat from the old port in Dubrovnik - about 40 kun. Tsavtat tourist office is located a few steps to the east of the bus station, Tiha Street 3 (in the summer of Monday-Saturday 8: 00-20: 00; Sunday 8: 00-12: 00; winter Monday-Friday 8: 00-15: 00), It offers a lot of plans of the city and brochures in many languages. Agency "Adriatica" (Monday-Saturday 8: 00-20: 00, Sunday 9: 00-12: 00) At the bus station itself offers a large selection of private rooms and apartments.

• Cavtata hotels

1). Hotel Albatross. - One of the three hotels focused on tourist groups. It is northeast of the city, behind the extended pebble beach. Quadruple, with luxurious air-conditioned rooms and a large swimming pool. Location: OD Zala 2;

2). Hotel Castelletto. - Middle scale, managed by family hotel. Go to it up the hill side from the port. Rooms of cream-pastel tones, with tiled floors, pine furniture and attractive lines on the walls. Some rooms have balconies overlooking, all with a TV and a bathroom. Beautiful garden and tapas bar. You can agree on a meeting at the airport. Location: Put Od Cavtata 9-A;

3). Hotel Croatia. - Large concrete 5-star hotel on the coast of Podzustjap Peninsula. It is easy to get lost in its long, apparent endless corridors, but here are modern air-conditioned rooms with a TV. The hotel has a beach and an indoor pool. Location: Frankopanska 10;

4). Hotel Supetar - Upgraded with the taste of the XIX century building, although the numbers are somewhat cleaned. The main advantages are a view of the harbor and an intimate atmosphere. Location: Obala Ante Starcevica 27;

5). Villa Pattiera. - Luxury hotel at 12 rooms at the harbor itself, located in the former house of the opera singer of the 1920-1930s of Tino Patter. The walls in the rooms are painted in the tone of blooming peach and plums. All rooms have parquet floors, and there are TVs. The most expensive rooms - overlooking the embankment, attached palm trees. Others - overlooking the garden terrace behind the hotel. The price of the room depends on its area and position. Location: Trumbicev Put 9.

Attractions Tsavtata

The old part of Cavtat spread along the coast of the coast has retained a lot from his former charm. In the former Palace of the rector on the southern tip, the Collection of Baltazar Bogishich (Monday-Saturday 9: 30-18: 00), reminiscent of the lawyer and a worker of Croatian culture B. Bogishich (1834-1908), putting a life to the propaganda of Croatian language And literature, while Italian appeared throughout the coast as a language of a civilized society.

In the shop windows and cabinets, books from the godsich collection are crowded, although the most outstanding exhibit is a huge wet of moisture, depicting local carnival celebrations of 1901 - all creams of the then Cavtat Society are reproduced on it in carnival costumes. If you want to see more works of this artist, raise up the hill to the Church of St. Nicholas, where from the main altar they are watching the images of four evangelists.

Let's go in the northern direction on Riva and turn to Bukuchyev's street (Rather, it is a narrow cool lane, than the street) - in the house number 5, the Gallery of Worshobovaca is located (Tuesday-Saturday 9: 00-13: 00,16: 00-20: 00, Sunday 16: 00-20: 00). This artist (1855-1922), born in Cavtat, wrote luxurious front portraits in, and other places and completed his career at Professor B, at the Academy of Fine Arts. This house once belonged to the Father of the artist, and the painter himself held his adolescent years here.

Living frescoes with the image of animals, birds and exotic plants 16-year-old Budkovatz wrote when he recovered after the incident on the sea - they can now be seen in the corridors and on the staircase. In large rooms there is a wide panorama of the artist's creativity, starting with early realistic portraits of family members, friends and rich customers to late work inspired by impressionism and symbolism, and up to the sultry, inspired by the works of Dante Canvas depicting paradise, purgatory and hell.

At the northern end of Riva, there is a rather modest monastery of the Snowy Virgin. In his small church, there is a pair of masterpieces of art of the Renaissance: in the back of the church - Triptych Vichko Lovryna 1509 depicts the Archangel Mikhail dressed in the golden outfit, the devil, and on the side panels - John the Baptist and St. Nicholas. The second - "Madonna with the Baby" Bogidar of the Turkish of 1494 in the main altar. This small masterpiece slightly overshadows a lush baroque frame.

From the monastery, the path leads to Mausoleum Rachic (Monday-Saturday 10: 00-12: 00, 17: 00-19: 00, Sunday 10: 00-12: 00), built in 1921 highly over the city of Ivan Zastrolovich for a rich shipowner family . This is one of the most successful work of Mesault in the field of architectural eclecticism: a simple inspired by Byzantine architecture, a dome building, which is protected by strict Greek angels. Under the dome depicted Gorgoles with dog heads, eagles with a Teutonic look and some neoassian winged lamb.

Approximately in a kilometer to the east of the city center, a chain of elegant pebble beaches was stretched - this area is called "ZAL", which literally means "beach". True, the proximity of hotels designed for large tour groups guarantees their constant overcrowding. If you are not afraid to sunbathe on the rocks, you will find more relaxed places on the distant tip of the peninsula for you, a 10-minute walk to the north of the city, or on the Sisterpan Peninsula immediately to the West. The latter has a section for naturists - on the other side of the Croatra Hotel.

Food and drinks in Cavtat

On the coast and near him, there are many restaurants offering everything from inexpensive pizza to more exquisite and expensive local branded eats. In addition, there is a chain of a cafe along Riva, where the day is offered salads, sandwiches and ice cream, at night - strong cocktails.

• Restaurants Tsavtata

1). Restaurant Galija. - Cozy institution, in the alley behind the monastery, which in the summer unfolds on the open air terrace, which overlooks the bay. Here are perfectly prepared seafood, including a squid grill, as well as salmon with pasta, although the main branded dishes are fresh fish fried on the grill, Riba y pecnici, fried entirely in a metal pot with potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Location: vuliceviceva 5;

2). Restaurant Ivan. - An ordinary selection of seafood, as well as grilled meat dishes. Tables are located near the port, where many small boats. Beautiful views on. Location: Tiha 5;

3). Restaurant Kolona. - Cheap and delicious dishes served on the small terrace in the garden under the palm tree, just near the bus stop. Stuffed eggplants, roasted fish-sword and a lot of other tacities at reasonable prices. Location: Put Tihe 2;

4). Restaurant Leut. - Shady terrace outdoors a few steps from the sea. A large selection of grilled fish and several seafood surprises (exceptional shrimps in garlic sauce with broccoli and cream - with this not only can be started, but they can serve as a light lunch). Location: Trumbicev Put 11;

5). Restaurant TORANJ. - A typical choice of dishes from fish and mollusks. Beautiful alternative - stuffed chicken breast and pasta with lobster. Gourmet home pastries. The restaurant is almost away from Riva, but the charming terrace on the second floor with more than compensates for this flaw. Location: Ravnica.

In contact with

The city is drowning in the greenery between two peninsulas. Mountain arrays prevent the penetration of cold air masses. Thanks to this location, the climate in Cavtat is soft with warm winter and hot summer. Peak season from June to August, at that time the beaches are filled to failure. Lovers of peace and privacy can plan a vacation in May or in September-October.

From Dubrovnik Airport to Cavtata, you can take the bus-shuttle bus, the cost of a ticket is about 9 to 11 euros, depending on the class of the bus. Time to 30 minutes. Order can be done before booking a place. You can also drive by taxi, cost about 30 euros.

Cavtat - an ancient rich history of the city. In the 7th century BC Greeks were formed by a colony of the epidavr. Then Roman ruled here. In the 4th century, as a result of the earthquake, the settlement went under water. The territory remained on the surface captured the Ostogota. The new city was built in the 15th century during the time of the domination of Byzantium. Cavtat was in the center of trade routes and played a significant role in the state.

Now Tsave the popular resort with a developed tourist infrastructure. Surprisingly beautiful, calm town. Vintage buildings climb up in the mountains. On a narrow stone street with ladies, you can climb, passing through the whole city. For lovers of the Middle Ages, this way to deliver true pleasure. Stretching your hand and here they are: Stone walls, which hundreds of centuries. Below, wide embankments surrounded by palm trees, cypresses. Easy sea breeze, grooming sun, infinity of the sea landscape - all this before the eyes of a tourist sitting in a cafe at the beach. What else is needed to feel happiness?

You can stroll and familiarize yourself with local attractions. On the embankment, next to the Princely Palace, the Church of St. Nicholas 15th century and the bell tower with a clock rises. The church stores the icon of St. Nicholas of the 15th century. In the princely palace, you can visit the Baltazar Bogishich Museum - this is a scientist, historian, ethnographer. Interest is a collection of coins and a scientist library. At the foot of the mountain is the Franciscan monastery of the Virgin Mary Snowy. The building is posted out of white stone, the walls are painted with the external and inside of the bas-reliefs depicting the saints.

The building of the monastery is buried in the greenery of flowering shrubs, walls and columns are wrapped with a spit, and the windows offer a magnificent view of the embankment. Next to the monastery is an open cafe. Among the recommended attractions, there is a mausoleum of the Ratish family, to which the old stone staircase is leading, which was mentioned above. It is located on the territory of the cemetery. Therefore, the traveler will decide himself, it's worth visiting such a place during rest or not.

How to relax in the resort?

In the village of Chilepi, you can press in events with local dances, rites. They pass on the Sundays on the main square of the village. Tourists are offered to visit the famous restaurant Coven Court, located in the old mill. In the summer there are numerous musical ideas, festivals. The famous musical "Epidaurus" collects famous artists from around the world.

For vacationers, you can find different types of entertainment. You can go on a boat to a nearby island or fishing. Near the city is Prevlaka entertainment park, in which, in addition to the proposed active sports, you can just walk along the old fort. In the evening, nightclubs, discos, there are even a casino.

Next to Cavtat is the resort of Mlini. To the question: "What is better to Cavtat or Mlini?", There is no definite answer. Local residents love to rest in Mlini, there are fewer attractions and entertainment. You can stay in Mlini in the private sector and ride the beaches of Cavtat.

The main advantage of the resort

The main thing is why you go to relax in Croatia - this is the purest Adriatic Sea. Water is so transparent that the boat tied to the berth seems soaring in the air. Beaches in Cavtat, as in most of the resorts of Croatia, are equipped with concrete terraces. But let it not frighten the potential tourist. The descent into the water is equipped with comfortable ladies, and the beach surrounding the breath is beauty, overlaps all the negative moments. There are no minuses in such beaches. The bottom is stony, so you need to take care of special slippers. By the way, you can buy them in place.

There are beaches covered with small pebbles, for example, near Albatros. Therefore, going to rest in Cavtat in 2020, refine the beach information in advance. The beach offers a variety of entertainment. Those who wish will be able to do diving and try to find something from the remnants who have left the water of an old city.

Restaurants, hotels

In Cavtat, the expathere for gourmets. In a large number of taverns, restaurants, small cafes and bars. Try our local lamb meat dishes, fish and seafood. We pass - an analogue of Spanish Hamon, served as a snack to local guilt. Everything is very tasty, abundantly. Meat or fish dish costs 7 euros. Coffee from 1 to 1.5 euros.

In Cavtat, you can find accommodation for any needs. Tourists with children should clarify how far from the beach is a hotel or apartments. The fact is that they can be at the top and with children lifts and descents can become a problem. The price of apartments from 45 euros, a room on a villa from 50 euros. The hotel has two rooms from 80 euros. Planning a holiday in advance, you can book a room and save.

Cavtat is located on the most southern tip of the Adriatic coast of Croatia, 20 km from Dubrovnik and just 5 km from the nearest airport. The resort is located in the picturesque bay, between two wooded peninsulas that form the blooming sunburn bay.

Cavtat is an amazing way to combine the charm of a quiet medieval town and characteristic features of a modern tourist center offering excellent opportunities for recreation, entertainment, sports. Walking along the most beautiful embankment, decorated with palm trees, along a winding, cobbled stone streets of the Old Town will make rest in Cavtat, unforgettable.

Here there is a spirit of antiquity everywhere, since the history of the city dates back to ancient Greek settlement Epidaurus, which was located on the site of the modern resort. Later he became part of the Roman Empire. And in 614, after the invasion of the barbarian tribes, the city was destroyed, the inhabitants left him, founding a new settlement, which later became an important seaside port. The destroyed city was restored in the 15th century. The remains of the urban walls and the ruins of antiquity monuments are still preserved in the vicinity of modern Cavtat.

Attractions Tsavtata

The most popular sights of Cavtata are historical monuments. A rachich rummaged with the dome of Mausoleum, towering above Cavtat, is known for its sculptures, and the Church of St. Nicholas in the Baroque style attracts wonderful paintings by the Croatian artist's worshos of Worsho Bukov. Another famous landmark is the Palace of the Rector, where the collection of objects of the age of 16th century, paintings and books donated by the city by a scientist and collector Baltazar Godschich, a native of these places. In the neighborhood of the city embankment there is a church of the Snow Virgin of the 5th century and the Franciscan monastery attached to it.

Festivals and entertainment

The annual summer festivals attract crowd tourists to the city, the most famous of them - the Summer Tsavtat festival includes many folklore show, street performances, concerts of classical music, held from July to August in the squares and streets of the city. World famous musicians take part in the Annual Music Festival "Epidaurus".

Restaurants Tsavtata

For tourists, more than 20 excellent restaurants offer to enjoy the dishes of Dalmatian and Mediterranean cuisine, try local wines. The most famous restaurants of Cavtat - Konoba Ivan with an open terrace near the sea, Taverna Galija overlooking the Franciscan monastery, the restaurant LEUT and Konoba Toranj in the heart of the resort town.

For lovers of the village color, 19 km from Cavtat, there is an excellent restaurant Konavoski Dvori, located in the building of the old mill with a wonderful view of the raging stream of the Luta River.

Weather in Cavtat for the season

Beach Cavtata.

Mostly beaches Cavtat are covered with pebbles, there are rocky platforms. The most popular of them are a small-paced beach in front of Albatros's hotel and the Croatia Hotel, which has a blue UNESCO Blue Flag. The diving center "Epidaurum" is located next to the Epidaurus hotel. In addition, it is possible to spend great time on tennis courts, play football, volleyball, horses walk.

Post with Dubrovnik

You can get from Cavtat to the capital of the region by bus number 10, the road will take about 30 minutes, the fare of 12 kun, if you buy a ticket from the driver, and 10 kun, if you purchase it in advance in the kiosk. You can ride to Dubrovnik on a tourist boat, the cost of such a trip varies from 40 to 60 kun, time on the way is 40 minutes.

The small resort towns of Croatia occupy a certain niche in the tourist industry of the state and give their lion's share of capital inflows to the country. There is a type of tourists who do not want to have their own rest with a large number of the same holidaymakers who came to rest in the same place as they. To avoid these inconveniences, sophisticated tourists choose small, quiet resort towns, which are nevertheless good infrastructure and developed transport logistics. In Croatia, such resort towns are quite a lot, one of the examples is a small, drowning cozy town in the Konavle region, with an excellent name Cavtat.

Cavtat.

When we traveled around Croatia on your car (watch details), we visited this small, cozy town Cavtat. He immediately liked, touched our hearts atmosphere of home comfort and calm. The smell of the Adriatic Sea and the coniferous forest for a long time remained in our memory. We had very good impressions of this place.

Cavtat (Cavtat) is 20 kilometers from the major tourist city of Croatia, Dubrovnik and 35 kilometers from the Montenegrin city of Herceg Novi. The town itself is located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea in the Gulf of ZABU on the Peninsula Tat.

The pointer to this town often fell into our field of view when we traveled in Croatia. And once, returning from a trip to Croatia to Montenegro, we briefly looked into the town of Cavtat. I wanted to see how the small towns of Croatia live outside the season. The car parked near the bus station and went on foot along the famous promenade of the town around the peninsula.

Any ancient city of Croatia has its own historical attractions that have come to us through the sand of history. And the city of Cavtat is no exception. In the city you can find many old houses and temples.

One of the main attractions of the city is the Church of St. Nicholas, built in the 15th century. The church is located at the beginning of the embankment, near another attraction of Cavtat - the Princely Palace.

Along the embankment, we met quite a lot of different sculptures and monuments.

The snow-white monument to the famous Croatian lawyer Baltazar Bogshichi, who was born in these parts, we met almost immediately at the beginning of our walk by the peninsula.

Also, the local terrain presented Croatia and the world of the artist's wisthow Bukovich, who was born in Cavtat on July 4, 1855. Over time, moisture has become the chief representative of the Croatian Modern. He is among the successful artists of Croatia and not only. The house of the Bukovich Museum can be visited all year round.

Many Croatian guidebooks Family Mausoleum Rachaca brought to the list of sights of the region, which is also located on the peninsula, but we did not visit him.

But we visited the Franciscan monastery, which is called the monastery of the Mother of God. This Catholic Monastery was founded in 1484 by the Franciscan Order of the Dubrovnik Franciscan.

We have taken about an hour of our time. It was enough to get around the peninsula and admire the coniferous forest, beaches and nearby islands.

Croatia has quite a lot of islands that are pleasant to admire and enjoy the rest. Cavtat, also boasts three small islands, which are clearly visible from the coast.

Islands Tsavtata

Marcan Island (Mrkan)

The largest of the islands belonging to Cavtatu is the island of Marcan. It is located two kilometers to the south-west of the town. The island area is 19 hectares, the highest point on the island is 65 meters above sea level. In this island in 1284, the Benedictine Monastery of St. Michael was built, but unfortunately, only ruins remained from the monastery.

Bobar Island (Bobara)

In the east, three kilometers from the town of Cavtat is the island of Bobar. Area island island 6.4 hectares. Now the island is uninhabited, but in 1482 there was a valid hospital on the island. They say, a defensive wall of 100 meters is preserved on the island.

Supetar Island

The third small island of Cavtata can be found on the map as Supetar Supetar. It is very close to the coast, less than one kilometer. This island is most attended by tourists most, as the Supetar Restaurant restaurant is located on it.

History Tsavtata

Cavtat city belongs a very ancient and long history. He was founded yet by the Greeks in the sixth century BC, then this settlement was named epidavr. At the beginning of the seventh century, the city was destroyed. Cavtat began his personal history from the middle of the 13th century. One of the powerful foundations for the development of the town of those times was shipyard and port. Now, of course, the city of the economy is the tourist destination. The demographic crisis does not threaten the city. The last census of the population showed that more than two thousand people live in the city and every year the number increases.

In the town of Cavtat, quite a lot of different hotels, each tourist will be able to find a hotel or apartments to his taste and on his wallet. You can get acquainted with hotel offers by link here.

Also in the town there are many restaurants and bars, especially in the summer. One of the best restaurants according to the 2016 tripadvizer is BUGENVILA restaurant.

Cavtat is really in an interesting place and has many advantages for rest.

One of these advantages is a small distance from Dubrovnik International Airport. Distance Cavtat - Dubrovnik Airport (Second name - Chilepi Airport) is about 6 kilometers, it is about 10 minutes by car or taxis.

The presence of a bus station is also of great importance for tourists who can easily visit the city of Dubrovnik, who is considered one of the best cities in Croatia, and many tourists dream of visiting it.

If you decide to connect your vacation with the sea, the Sun and Croatia, then I advise you to consider the town of Cavtat as a family holiday site on the Adriatic coast, I am sure that you will be comfortable and comfortable here, as we have during your stay on it.

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