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Three gorgeous, less crowded and more affordable alternatives to Dubrovnik

With Dubrovnik suffering from too much love, check out Dalmatian coastal cities that have stunning Old Towns and UNESCO Sites to match

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Three gorgeous, less crowded and more affordable alternatives to Dubrovnik

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  1. MINIMALISTJOURNEYS DUBROVNIK ALTERNATIVES Overcomingmass-tourism

  2. CONTENT Whyarethesethreeworthyalternatives? Split – ThecitychosenbyaRomanEmperor Šibenik – ThebigvillagewithtwoUNESCOsites Zadar – TheoncelargestfortifiedcityinDalmatia Statistics Actionsyoucantake ContactInfo © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  3. WHY ARE THESE THREE WORTHY ALTERNATIVES? Well-preservedandsizeableOldTown (ideally withintactcitywalls) UNESCOWorldHeritagesite coastallocationwithaMediterraneanclimate localcharmwithfamily-ownedshopsand restaurants easyaccessbyair/sea easyaccesstooffshoreislands affordableprices Criteriatoconsider

  4. SPLIT ThecitychosenbyaRomanEmperor ContrarytoDubrovnik,whichwasfoundedaround614AD,Splitis over2,200yearsold.AbouthalfofSplit’sOldTownismadeupby Diocletian’sPalace,whichwascreatedfortheRomanEmperorover 1,700yearsagotolivehereduringhisretirement. AUNESCOworldheritagesite,it’snotjustonebigbuilding,wellit sortofisbutisn’t.Therectangularstructureisabout215by180 metersinsize.Yes,youreadcorrectly.Thepalacestretchesover severalcityblocksineitherdirection. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  5. ŠIBENIK ThebigvillagewithtwoUNESCOsites Situated80kilometresnorthofSplitandslightlylargerthan Dubrovnik,istheunderratedcityofŠibenik. WereallylikedŠibenik – notonlybecausewehadabsolutely wonderfulAirbnbhosts.Whileapopularsummerdestination especiallyforpeoplefromthecountriesoftheformerYugoslavia, Šibenikstillhasaverylocalfeeltoit.Orasoneofthelocalsputit: It’slikeabigvillage.Adefinitetickforourfourthtestingpoint. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  6. ZADAR TheoncelargestfortifiedcityinDalmatia OurthirdalternativetoDubrovnik,theancientcityofZadar,is situated75kmnorthofŠibenik. SimilartoSplit,Zadar’sOldTownislocatedonapeninsula.Similarto Dubrovnik,itmanagedtoretain (someof) itscitywalls.Though datingbacktothe4thcenturyBC,Zadarisabout1,000yearsolder thanDubrovnik. SimilartoŠibenik,ZadaravoidedOttomanrulethankstosignificant fortifications,whichmadeZadarthelargestfortifiedcityinDalmatia inthemiddleofthe16thcentury. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  7. 4.2MILLION 80.5% Zadarresidentswhoconsidertourismbring benefitstotheircommunityin2017 NumberofguestnightsinDubrovnikin2018 27:1 860,000 RatioofvisitorstoresidentinDubrovnikin2018 NumberofvisitorstoSplitin2018

  8. ACTIONSTOTAKE Whatyoucando One - DoYour OwnResearch Two - Staylonger atsuggested destinations Three - Onlybuy local © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  9. CONTACT INFO Author SandraRosenau Emailaddress Sandra@MinimalistJourneys.com Website MinimalistJourneys.com

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