Dubrovnik in 2-3 Days — Walls at 8am, Lokrum Ferry & Mount Srđ at Sunset

Consigli pratici

Walls ticket: buy online at dubrovnik-walls.hr (no extra booking fee) to avoid the cash queue at the gate. Print or phone QR. The ticket is valid only on the day of purchase.
Opening time: typically 08:00 in spring and autumn, 07:00 in peak summer (VERIFY at dubrovnik-walls.hr — hours vary by season). Arrive 15 min before opening.
Counter-clockwise is correct: turning left inside Pile Gate. The alternative (clockwise) starts with the less scenic interior sections. Counter-clockwise puts the best Adriatic views in the middle and end of the walk.
Minčeta tower (GPS [2])42.643718.1072: the circular north tower, highest point, 360° view. Brief descent to road level required — follow the signs, the path is signed.
Fort Lovrijenac (GPS [3])42.642218.1044: the detached sea fortress on the rock west of Pile Gate — accessed from outside the walls via a 5-minute walk. Included in the combo ticket. Game of Thrones Blackwater Bay scenes were filmed here. The inscription above the gate: "Non Bene Pro Toto Libertas Venditur Auro" — "Freedom cannot be bought for all the gold in the world." The Ragusan Republic's motto.
Best photography: the south-east corner near St. John Fortress looks back across the Adriatic toward Lokrum Island — the quintessential Dubrovnik photograph.