The Accompanying Persons Programme includes the following:
Thursday 7th June 2012
Experience the spectacular view over the Pearl of the Adriatic
Time: 9.00 – 16.30Dress Code: Casual
The group will be taken to the hill Srđ by the newly reconstructed cable car to enjoy the breath-taking view over Dubrovnik, Lokrum Island and the Elaphite Islands in the distance. A short sightseeing tour of Dubrovnik will follow.
Afterwards we will visit the beautiful region Konavle, situated at the very south of the Croatia. Lunch will be served at Konavoski dvori - famous national restaurant by the river Ljuta, with many small waterfalls. Afterwards, we need to walk for a few minutes to Đivanović mill to see how women from Konavle region did their famous embroidery work.
Friday 8th June 2012
Pelješac peninsula Tour - old salt ponds and Walls of Ston
Time: 9.00 – 15.00Dress Code: Casual
Ston, our first destination, is well-known for its 14th-century stone walls which, being 5 kilometres long, are one of the longest in the world. Another landmark of Ston are old salt ponds and, interestingly enough, salt is still produced in the old way.
Sightseeing of Ston and the area.
Ston is renowned for its delicious oysters that we will taste on the boat taking us to oyster-beds, where we will see how
oysters are being taken out from the sea and we will try to do the same ourselves.
Reastaurant Bota Šare is situated in the medieval castle on the quayside in Mali Ston. Bota in old language (that was spoken in Dubrovnik area) means curved vaulted ceilings. The restaurant has always offered and nurtured original, native Dalmatian cuisine. Oysters, shells, crabs and fish are prepared according to original Ston recipes from the times of the Dubrovnik Republic.
*In case of bad weather or sea conditions the tour can be shortened or cannot reach the agreed destination. For safety reasons, a different route or destination might be taken to shorten the excursion.
