How to get there: Regular daily boats (€7; journey time 10 mins) depart from Dubrovnik’s old town harbour May-Oct. Staying on Lokrum after sunset is forbidden. Insider’s tip: Lokrum’s ...

But Dubrovnik is different. Away from the mainstream bustle, you can sea kayak at sunset, explore an abandoned hotel, find your own cave beach or choose from two haunted islands where no soul has ...

Spend the afternoon sunbathing and swimming at Banje beach Credit: Pilat666 Start the evening with a ride up to Mt Srđ aboard the Dubrovnik cable-car. From up on high you get superb sunset views ...

Opening up the lesser-known Dubrovnik Riviera, the stretch of resorts mainly frequented by locals halfway between the Old Town and the airport, the five-star Sheraton runs from surprisingly ...