DUBROVNIK - Croatia and Slovenia - page 439

▲▲▲ Mount Sr đ Napoleonic fortress above Dubrovnik with spectacular views and
a modest museum to the recent war. Hours: Mountaintop—always open; cable
car—daily June-Aug 9:00-24:00, Sept 9:00-22:00, April-May and Oct 9:00-20:00,
Feb-March and Nov 9:00-17:00, Dec-Jan 9:00-16:00; museum—same hours as cable
car. See here .
▲ Franciscan Monastery Museum Tranquil cloister, medieval pharmacy-turned-
museum, and a century-old pharmacy still serving residents today. Hours: Daily
April-Oct 9:00-18:00, Nov-March 9:00-17:00. See here .
▲ Rector's Palace Sparse antiques collection in the former home of rectors who
ruled Dubrovnik in the Middle Ages. Hours: Daily May-Oct 9:00-18:00, Nov-April
9:00-16:00. See here .
▲ Cathedral Eighteenth-century Roman Baroque cathedral and treasury filled with
unusual relics, such as a swatch of Jesus' swaddling clothes. Hours: Church—daily
8:00-18:00, treasury—generally open same hours as church, both have shorter hours
off-season. See here .
▲ Dominican Monastery Museum Another relaxing cloister with precious paint-
ings, altarpieces, and manuscripts. Hours: Daily April-Oct 9:00-18:00, Nov-March
9:00-17:00. See here .
▲ Synagogue Museum Europe'ssecond-oldest synagogueandCroatia'sonlyJewish
museum, with 13th-century Torahs and Holocaust-era artifacts. Hours: May-mid-
Nov daily 10:00-20:00; mid-Nov-April Mon-Fri 10:00-13:00, closed Sat-Sun. See
here .
▲ War Photo Limited Thought-provoking photographic look at contemporary war-
fare. Hours: June-Septdaily10:00-22:00;MayandOctTue-Sun10:00-16:00,closed
Mon; closed Nov-April. See here .
▲ Serbian Orthodox Church and Icon Museum Active church serving
Dubrovnik's Serbian Orthodox community and museum with traditional religious
icons. Hours: Church—daily May-Sept 8:00-14:00 & 16:00-21:00 or 22:00, until
19:00 in shoulder season, until 17:00 in winter; museum—May-Oct Mon-Sat
9:00-13:00, closed Sun; Nov-April Mon-Fri 9:00-13:00, closed Sat-Sun. See here .
▲ Rupe Granary and Ethnographic Museum Good folk museum with tools, jew-
elry, clothing, and painted eggs above immense underground grain stores. Hours:
Wed-Mon 9:00-18:00, until 14:00 off-season, closed Tue year-round. See here .