A short story of Cavtat
An ancient town, kept perfectly readable

Cavtat sits on a wooded peninsula about 18 kilometres south of Dubrovnik, ringed by two small bays and a seafront promenade that's been polished by twenty centuries of footsteps. The Greeks knew it as Epidauros, the Romans renamed it Epidaurum, and the locals have just kept on living here.

It's the easier sibling of Dubrovnik. Smaller, quieter, no city walls to climb in 35°C heat, and yet the same crystal-clear water and the same warm Dalmatian evenings. People come for one day from Dubrovnik and end up moving the rest of the week down here.

If Dubrovnik is the postcard, Cavtat is the place you actually live in for a week.

Cavtat old town from above
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Cavtat in the press

Travel writers, official tourism sources and our favourite long reads about the town.


Official
Cavtat & Konavle Tourist Board

Official visitor guide for Cavtat and the Konavle region — events, transport, where to eat and what to see.

tzcavtat-konavle.hr
History
Cavtat on Wikipedia

From Greek Epidauros to today: the long, well-sourced history of one of the oldest continuously-inhabited spots on the Adriatic.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavtat
Reviews
Cavtat on Tripadvisor

Hundreds of guest reviews of restaurants, beaches and day trips — handy for cross-checking what's currently good and what isn't.

tripadvisor.com — Cavtat
Travel
Croatian National Tourist Board

The national tourism board's overview of Cavtat — useful for first-time visitors who want the official lay of the land.

croatia.hr — Cavtat
Guidebook
Lonely Planet · Cavtat

The classic guidebook take — what to skip, what to make time for, and where to eat.

lonelyplanet.com — Cavtat
Long read
Visit Croatia · Cavtat

A more leisurely walk-through of what makes Cavtat itself, not just "Dubrovnik's quieter neighbour".

visit-croatia.co.uk — Cavtat
A few things you might not know
Cavtat, in eight quiet facts

1
Founded 228 BC

Greek settlers from the island of Vis founded Epidauros here roughly 2,250 years ago — making Cavtat one of the oldest towns on the eastern Adriatic.

2
Mother of Dubrovnik

When the Slavs raided Epidauros in the 7th century, the survivors fled north and founded a refuge — Ragusa — which we now call Dubrovnik.

3
The Mausoleum on the hill

The Račić family mausoleum, designed by Ivan Meštrović in 1922, sits at the highest point of the peninsula. The view from the cypresses around it is the postcard.

4
Vlaho Bukovac was born here

One of Croatia's most beloved 19th-century painters. His home is now a museum a few minutes from us — go in the late afternoon when the rooms catch the light.

5
5 km to Dubrovnik Airport

The nearest international airport is closer to us than to Dubrovnik old town — most guests are at the apartment door fifteen minutes after picking up their bags.

6
Two beaches, two characters

The bay-side beach is the lively, family one with a pebble shore. The other side, towards the Mausoleum, is rocky, quieter and where locals swim early.

7
The promenade loops

You can walk the entire seafront in just under thirty minutes — the path circles the peninsula and only ever leaves the water for a few metres.

8
The boat to Dubrovnik

Skip the bus: a small ferry runs between Cavtat and Dubrovnik harbour several times a day in season — 45 minutes of pure coastal scenery.

18 km north
Dubrovnik, when you want it

Dubrovnik is the headline act of the region — a UNESCO-listed medieval city, complete city walls, the kind of beauty that gets overrun by July. The trick is to use Cavtat as a base and visit Dubrovnik on your own terms: early morning, late afternoon, off-season, by boat.

From Cavtat: the bus takes 30 minutes (and costs almost nothing), the boat takes 45 minutes (and is much nicer), and a taxi is about 20 minutes outside rush hour.

Dubrovnik Pass

The official city pass bundles entry to the city walls, museums, public transport and selected attractions. It pays for itself if you visit two or more sites.

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Dubrovnik old town walls
Dubrovnik old town

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