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Dubrovnik Views From the Top of the Hill

Dubrovnik Views From the Top of the Hill

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The best view of Dubrovnik, islands, the sea and the mountains is definitely from the top of the hill.

A cable car runs every few minutes from above the old town of Dubrovnik to the observation station on the hill.

We climbed up the fourth street to get to the cable car station. There is a longer route from the harbor.
We climbed up the fourth street to get to the cable car station. There is a longer route from the harbor.
Beautiful Dubrovnik
Beautiful Dubrovnik
The best time to take the cable car up to the hill top is after an early dinner and before sunset. The island of Lokrum, Dubrovnik, boats and many other islands look beautiful in the evening.
The best time to take the cable car up to the hill top is after an early dinner and before sunset. The island of Lokrum, Dubrovnik, boats and many other islands look beautiful in the evening.
People camp on the hillside to enjoy the view of the sun setting in the Adriatic.
People camp on the hillside to enjoy the view of the sun setting in the Adriatic.
Little in life compares with lying on a hillside watching the glorious sunset behind the Islands and the Adriatic Sea.
Little in life compares with lying on a hillside watching the glorious sunset behind the Islands and the Adriatic Sea.

Napoleon built his fortress up on the hill. It was also the place that saved Dubrovnik during the siege of 1991-92. While the Serbian troops had destroyed the communication tower and Napoleon’s fortress, the locals were familiar with a hidden 1 hour hike up the hill from where they could observe the soldiers and fight.

Napoleon's fortress is converted into a museum to honor the people that saved the city in the 1991-92 siege from Serbia.
Napoleon’s fortress is converted into a museum to honor the people that saved the city in the 1991-92 siege from Serbia.
The fortress is filled with rows of exhibition rooms with stories from the 1990s siege of Dubrovnik
The fortress is filled with rows of exhibition rooms with stories from the 1990s siege of Dubrovnik

The museum is filled with harrowing pictures of iconic monuments and everyday things lying in ruins.

The shops that look so pretty now were all burnt down by the Serbian war planes.
The shops that look so pretty now were all burnt down by the Serbian war planes.

The wall of Dubrovnik that protected the old town for centuries was unfortunately no match for arial attacks from fighter planes and bombs. The entire city was destroyed and will never be forgotten with the many pictures on display in the museums.

They city was destroyed and few residents moved under ground for the fear of attacks.
They city was destroyed and few residents moved under ground for the fear of attacks.
Life changed for everyone, even the little children.
Life changed for everyone, even the little children.
Even the little water fountain under our apartment where nuns lived, was bombed.
Even the little water fountain under our apartment where nuns lived, was bombed.
Coming down from the rooftop of the Napoleon's fortress, signs of war still remain.
Coming down from the rooftop of the Napoleon’s fortress, signs of war still remain.
The communication tower now stands tall
The communication tower now stands tall
Celebrating the men and boys that braves the attack and the siege.
Celebrating the men and boys that braves the attack and the siege.

What’s amazing is nature’s way to restore. In Dubrovnik there is almost no sign of the war, at least none externally visible. It’s a beautiful and vibrant.

We returned to Dubrovnik with the short cable car ride. The cable car was originally built in 1960. It was rebuilt and reopened in 2010.
We returned to Dubrovnik with the short cable car ride. The cable car was originally built in 1960. It was rebuilt and reopened in 2010.
Dubrovnik by night
Dubrovnik by night

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