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Last updated: 09 May, 2022
Expert travel writer: Jane Foster

This 14th-century monastery centres on a charming late Romanesque cloister, with a lovely hidden garden of orange trees and towering palms.

Highlights include a Renaissance-Baroque church built after the 1667 earthquake, a small museum containing religious art and artefacts belonging to the Franciscan order, and, oddly, the world’s oldest working pharmacy, which was founded in 1318 and is still functioning today, complete with exhibits from the distant past.

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Price: Free
Minimum age: Any
Age suitable: 18+
When: All year around

When to do it

The monastery is open all year round, seven days a week.

Our writer’s picks of the best places to stay near this experience, closest first

Hotel Stari Grad

Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia[0 miles]

Small boutique hotel in Dubrovnik’s old town, with a superb roof-terrace restaurant and a small spa.

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St. Joseph’s

Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia[0.1 miles]

Luxury B&B in a renovated 16th-century building in Dubrovnik’s old town, offering a cosy heritage stay and an ideal base to explore the city.

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Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia[0.3 miles]

Dignified 19th-century hotel, next to the old town’s main entrance, with a garden restaurant and spa with indoor pool.

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Villa Orsula Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia[1 miles]

Small luxury hotel and restaurant, in a villa in gardens above the sea, a 10-minute walk from Dubrovnik’s old town.

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