Photos: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Jorge Franganillo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Photo credits
Photos: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Jorge Franganillo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Stradun and Orlando's Column
Your local guide
Ivo Marinović
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Highlights
- A street rebuilt after a 1667 earthquake
- Uniform buildings along one axis
- An old public measuring standard
- Dubrovnik's central spine, explained
- A first look at the old town
About this tour
This session walks Stradun, Dubrovnik's limestone-paved main street, ending at Orlando's Column at its centre. You see the uniform buildings rebuilt after the 1667 earthquake along the street's length, then the column itself, once used as the city's public measuring standard. It is the spine the whole old town is built around.
We start at one end of Stradun with a sound check, then walk to the column for the second stop, taking questions about the street's rebuilding along the way. A short note follows once we finish.
It suits a first stop for anyone new to Dubrovnik's old town. It also works well as a short introduction before a longer walls or history session.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Dubrovnik before heading out.
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Along Stradun 15 min
The camera follows Stradun, the limestone-paved main street, and I point out how uniformly the buildings along it were rebuilt after the 1667 earthquake.
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Orlando's Column 15 min
We stop at Orlando's Column at the street's centre, and I explain its old role as the city's public measuring standard.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Dubrovnik: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Pošip and Plavac Mali wine and Ploče, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Zagreb time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Dubrovnik, showing you Along Stradun and Orlando's Column live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Stradun's full length live with my phone at street level.
Times shown in Zagreb time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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