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Dubrovnik Old Town Walking Tour: Walls, Game of Thrones & Rector's Palace

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Duration1h 30m

GroupUp to 16

LanguagesEN

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The Medieval Streets Where Game of Thrones Was Shot

You walk the medieval streets of Dubrovnik for 90 minutes with a professional guide who shows you the Rector's Palace, St. Blaise church, the old port, and the exact spots where Game of Thrones was filmed. The tour skips the crowded main street and the museum interiors, leaving those for you to explore separately, and ends at Luza square so you can continue on your own. Bring comfortable shoes and moderate fitness; children need an adult with them.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Dubrovnik Old Town walking tour

Start at Pile Gate entrance
See Fort Lovrijenac and Bokar
Enter Old Town through Pile Gate
Visit Onofrio’s Fountain
Learn about Franciscan monastery pharmacy
Walk side streets towards Cathedral
See Game of Thrones filming locations
Visit Old Town port and wooden galley
Walk by Rector's Palace
Walk by St. Blaise Church
Walk by Sponza Palace
Walk by Dubrovnik Bell Tower
Finish at Luza Square
Explore Stradun street on your own

The Experience

Onofrio's Fountain sits right where you start, and it's been there since the 15th century—the main source of drinking water for the whole city until the 1900s. That detail alone tells you something about how Dubrovnik Old Town works: nothing here is decoration. The guide meets you at Pile Gate, next to Dubravka restaurant, and from there you walk for 90 minutes through the narrow side streets, past the Rector's Palace and St. Blaise church, and along the old port where wooden galleys still sit among modern boats. You'll see where the Walk of Shame was filmed, where Robin Hood and Star Wars crews set up cameras, and how the medieval layout actually shaped where those scenes could happen.

The walk doesn't take you down Stradun, the main street—that's left for you to wander on your own after the tour ends, which is smart because it's packed with shops and crowds. Instead, the guide moves you through the side streets where locals still live and work, and you get the actual rhythm of the place instead of just the postcard version. You'll learn how the Franciscan monastery developed medicine and ran the oldest functioning pharmacy in Europe, and you'll understand the layout of the Republic of Ragusa through the buildings themselves rather than through a speech. The tour finishes on Luza square at the Dubrovnik Bell Tower, where you can see Sponza Palace and the Cathedral, and then you're free to explore Stradun at your own pace.

One thing to know: this is a walking tour, not a museum tour. You don't enter churches or pay for the city walls—you see them from outside, and the guide explains what they are and why they matter. If you want to go inside the Rector's Palace or climb the walls, you'll need separate tickets and time after the tour. The group stays small enough that you can actually hear the guide and ask questions, and they'll point out the details that make the difference between walking through a pretty old town and understanding why it looks the way it does.

What’s included

Professional guide for 90 minutes.
walking route through Dubrovnik Old Town including side streets, the old port, and Luza square.
explanation of Game of Thrones, Robin Hood and Star Wars filming locations.
stories of the Franciscan monastery, Onofrio's Fountain, Rector's Palace, St. Blaise church and Sponza Palace.
access to explore Stradun on your own after the tour.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Dubrovnik Tours - Horizon

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the history and layout of Dubrovnik without spending extra time and money on museum entries—the guide does the work of connecting the buildings and streets so you understand the place, and you keep the main street and the walls for your own pace afterward.