Early evening sunlight illuminates the Stradun - Dubrovnik's picture-perfect main drag. Rules forbidding conventional shop facades mean this pedestrianised street can feel like a giant film-set. The highly polished flagstones, worn down by generations of travellers, and the period lanterns outside each building add to the Stradun's captivating charm.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOidp8zXdkxv_F0-3WtQqACOKCTMoZNgjqubGaD0hDUNFS40M1RpsV-ACJkNHw0LgYikL41a9W686FXzEJA7-YNrUYbn5744PNyp7lpsWRt7I1r9S5VNTJa3O9ELFdEEcChEJ55OHxyxY/s1600/DSC_1292.JPG) |
Dating from 1516, the Sponza Palace was once the city's custom house, mint, bank, treasury and the armoury. It survived the earthquake of 1667, which flattened much of the city. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEEPt4kFD0Ir6Judype98XgTYa7lFRV0Zr0mQtq3zYps6vczepALG1qq3r8QTKQLuOHLEXBtmS7R5UUyZbw3w3cY_3M-CCItisUKUUECRqTAnKQhy9bRqSmridHbwoB4tvn5AxZ0qQpWr/s1600/DSC_1288.JPG) |
The Sponza Palace, overlooking the Luža square |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAfFC3ZAs8FQjTrqQuR-pAIhLqjOg8gRGzvkDDZJ_ijbEunV6wzYvqMCVGm4rAd0SSMsoP1vnNGgQF4mnafKgdJk_ECgHSs3jJhbPiiD164DCXCw-m1NMKvTsJYm4EGz3gxNVBV2fHBZJ/s1600/DSC_1287.JPG) |
Named after the Dubrovnik-born comedy writer of the Renaissance period, the Marin Držić Theatre is housed in a building dating from 1865. |