DUBROVNIK'S appeal lies in the old town of Stari Grad, with its marble-paved squares, steep cobbled streets, tall houses, convents, churches, palaces, fountains and museums, all cut from the same light-coloured stone.

Dubrovnik's city walls were built between the 13th and 16th centuries, and are still intact today. Arguably the finest city walls in the world, they are 25m (82ft) high, with 16 towers. You can't beat the view, and a walk along the walls will probably be the highlight of your visit to Dubrovnik.

ZUPA BAY and its picturesque townships Kupari, Srebreno, Mlini, Soline and Plat, lie a mere 4 miles from Dubrovnik's historic centre. On the northern side bordered by a chain of hills descending in a sheer slope to the picturesque basin of subtropical flora and numerous villages along the Zupa bay, it merged on such a small area many beauties of nature forming one of the most spectacular oases of the Dubrovnik Riviera. The worldwide famous Adriatic Sea finds claims to its assets exactly in the blueness of its deep bays with numerous gravel and pebble beaches.