Visiting the Dubrovnik city walls
The Dubrovnik city walls form a 1,940 m circuit around the historic centre and reach 25 m in places. Walking the fortifications and exploring the streets below are different experiences: the walls put the defensive structure in focus, while an Old Town walk gives more time to the streets and squares. Decide whether the circuit itself is your priority or whether you want a guide to connect the ramparts with the city beneath them.
You can visit without a guide, and the wall operator does not require a general advance reservation. An online purchase involves choosing the place and visit date, then presenting the ticket on a phone or paper for activation at the entrance. The ticket covers one circuit without re-entry. Plan drinks, belongings and your next appointment around that single visit rather than expecting to leave and return later.
Our picks: City Walls
The combined walk includes a guide in the Old Town and on the walls, with an optional pass. The other walks offer English-speaking guides; check admission separately.
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City walls with an English guide
- Professionally licensed English-speaking tour guide
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Old Town and walls with a guide
- Certified Local Guide
- Guided walk on the City Walls
City walls tickets are extra unless you have a valid pass; a one-day pass is optional.
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City walls guided walk
- Local Expert guide, licensed by the Croatian MInistry of Tourism
- Use of audio headsets in groups of 4+ persons
The tour is in English; check ticket conditions when booking.
Check availability →Guided walks on the city walls
Choose a walls walk or an Old Town combination, with admission and optional pass arrangements considered separately.
Admission, guiding and the Dubrovnik Pass
A guided walk buys the guide’s service; wall admission is a separate part of the decision. The Old Town and walls combination lasts 2.5 hours, begins at Brsalje 3 near Nautika and includes a certified local guide and a small-group walk. Wall entry is extra unless covered by a valid pass. A one-day pass is available only with the relevant option. Treat that choice as part of the particular tour rather than as a pass included with every booking.
The two-hour English-language walls walk starts by the Pile bus stop and taxi drop-off at Brsalje 8. It includes a licensed guide and audio headsets for groups of four or more. Another English-language guided walk lasts 120 to 140 minutes and meets on the square in front of Revelin, near the eastern Ploče entrance. Its included service is the licensed guide. For either walk, budget wall admission separately and use the exact meeting instructions supplied with your chosen departure.
Compare the Dubrovnik Pass with the places you actually intend to visit. Keep a wall ticket, a guided tour and a pass as separate budget lines until the selected option clearly combines them. Use the current wall ticket offer for the admission amount on your date; a tour’s displayed guiding price is not the general entrance tariff. A short city visit and a museum-focused stay can lead to different choices.
Fort Lovrijenac and the order of your visits
A wall ticket includes Fort Lovrijenac. Visiting the fortress first involves a supplement for subsequent wall access under the operator’s ticket arrangements, so the order matters when planning both. Keep the wall ticket available for the fortress visit, and settle the intended sequence before buying separate entries. Give the fortress its own place in your day instead of treating every guided wall circuit as a guided fortress tour.
The fortifications also belong to the wider history of Dubrovnik. The walls reached their present extent from the thirteenth century and continued to be developed until 1660. Dubrovnik’s historic centre has UNESCO World Heritage status, with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture represented in its streets. A guide is useful if that relationship between defence and urban life interests you more than simply completing the circuit.
Children, concessions and what to bring
Children under seven enter free, and the wall shop places ages seven to eighteen in its child category. Its conditions require adult accompaniment up to and including eighteen. Students can present an X-ica, ISIC or European Youth Card for a reduction; disability and veteran concessions require identification. Bring the relevant evidence rather than relying on an age or status mentioned only during an online search.
The operator recommends suitable shoes, water and sun protection. Children need supervision. Climbing, leaning out and edge photographs are prohibited, and commercial photography requires prior permission. Make photographs from permitted standing positions and leave time for the walk itself. For the day’s timing, the operator describes daily opening except 25 December and a winter period from 1 November to 31 March. The published closing time means last admission, so consult the current daily hours before arranging another activity immediately afterwards.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a guided tour?
No guide is required for independent wall entry. A guided walk adds interpretation and has its own meeting point and price.
Does the wall ticket include Lovrijenac?
Yes. If you visit the fortress first, a supplement is needed for subsequent wall access.
Can I leave and return?
The wall ticket is for one circuit without re-entry.
Are the walls open at Christmas?
The operator’s FAQ lists daily opening except 25 December. Check the current daily hours for your visit.