Croatia 2018 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 - Dubrovnik. Cavtat


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IMG_5790 - Morning on the hotel coast.
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IMG_5799 - Off past Dubrovnik again, this time for a half-day visit to Cavtat, a popular resort.
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IMG_5807 - Lokrum, a popular day park, that is said to be cursed.
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IMG_5821 - Along the coast between Dubrovnik and Cavtat.
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IMG_5830 - Zvekovica
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IMG_5842 - Cavat. The original sea level was at the guide's waist. After it dropped, horses were tied to loops at his thigh level.
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IMG_5843 - The rings for tethering horses. The city is behind the wall. It was originally settled by Greeks from Sicily in 450 BC.
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IMG_5844 - Croatian spiny lobsters.
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IMG_5845 - Cavtat was built in the 6th century BC by Greeks from Sicily, on top of a former Illyrian town.
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IMG_5850 - In the 7th century AD, Avars and Slavs invaded, and refugees settled Dubrovnik. Hence Cavtat is called "Old Dubrovnik".

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