Renaissance Gardens, Salt & Hidden Coast
The coast north of Dubrovnik is quieter than the city, with small bays and old summer houses of the Dubrovnik nobility. This trip follows it as far as Ston.
It is a relaxed day with a garden walk in the morning, a swim or coffee by the sea and Ston in the afternoon.
At a glance
- Route
- Trsteno Arboretum – Slano – Ston
- Pick-up
- Your accommodation in Dubrovnik
- Duration
- 6 h
- Price from
- €381 per vehicle
- Vehicles
- VW Passat, up to 4 passengers · VW Caddy, up to 6 (4 with full luggage)
Slano 
Ston walls
The plan for the day
Trsteno Arboretum
The garden of a Renaissance summer residence, laid out at the end of the 15th century and later turned into an arboretum. Two enormous plane trees stand in the village square by the entrance.
Slano
A deep, sheltered bay with a small harbour. A good place to stop for a swim or a coffee.
Ston
The walls that climb the hill above the town, and the salt pans they were built to protect.
Good to know
Allow at least an hour in Trsteno; the garden runs down the slope towards the sea. Entrance tickets for the arboretum and the Ston walls are paid on the spot.
Other day trips
-
Walls, Oysters & Pelješac Wine Road
Ston and Mali Ston, then the wine villages of Pelješac.
-
Pelješac Grand Cru Scenic Drive
The whole Pelješac wine road, from Ston to the Dingač slopes and Orebić.
-
Neretva Green Delta & Stone Ston
Ston, the Pelješac Bridge and the river channels of the Neretva delta.
-
Two Worlds in One Day: Mostar & Kravice
The Kravice waterfalls and the Old Bridge in Mostar on the same day.
-
Herzegovina Storyline: Počitelj, Blagaj & Mostar
Three places along the Neretva: Počitelj, the Buna spring in Blagaj and Mostar.
-
Bay of Kotor Slow Road
Perast, Kotor and the viewpoints around the bay, at an easy pace.
Photos: Trsteno Arboretum: Pudelek (Marcin Szala), CC BY-SA 3.0; Ston walls: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0
.JPG){kind=link}
