Old Town and City Walls, Dubrovnik: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour through the Old Town of Dubrovnik: 3 stops, about 0.7 km, about 10 minutes of walking plus about 17 minutes of listening. Start at the Franciscan Monastery near the Pile Gate, whose Gothic portal was carved in 1498 and whose pharmacy is traditionally dated to 1317. Walk down Stradun to the Rector’s Palace, now the Cultural History Museum, where each Rector of the Republic of Ragusa served for one month without leaving the building. Finish on the City Walls, a loop of 1,940 metres around the Old Town crowned by Minčeta Tower. Walking the walls needs a ticket.
- Stops:
- 3
- Distance:
- about 0.7 km
- Walking:
- about 10 min
- Listening:
- about 17 min
Old Town and City Walls, Dubrovnik: how long does the walk take?
About 27 minutes in all: about 10 minutes on foot over about 0.7 km, plus about 17 minutes of audio at the 3 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Old Town and City Walls, Dubrovnik: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Franciscan Monastery, Rector’s Palace, and Dubrovnik City Walls. The longest stretch between two stops is about 0.4 km, about 5 min on foot.
Route and map
Navigate with Google Maps, listen with Mappu: the stories keep playing while you follow the route.
Opens Google Maps with walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
Its pharmacy, one of the oldest continuously working pharmacies in Europe, still sells rose water and herb creams made to historic Franciscan recipes.
about 5 min of audio
Next stop: Rector’s Palace · about 0.4 km, about 5 min on foot
Stop 2
Inside, the Cultural History Museum shows the original keys to the city gates and a number of important state documents.
about 5 min of audio
Next stop: Dubrovnik City Walls · about 0.3 km, about 4 min on foot
Stop 3
On the land side the walls are up to six metres thick to absorb cannon fire; towards the sea, where the cliffs defend them, they are 1.5 to 3 metres.
about 7 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
How does this self-guided walking tour work?
The audio guides on this page stay free: open any stop to listen in your browser.
Walk Mode uses your location to narrate places as you walk. It opens in the Mappu app at the first stop, Franciscan Monastery. Your first walk is free for three stops with a free Mappu account.
Walk Mode: 2 hours for 50 credits (€4.99 Starter pack)
Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
Route checked by Mappu on October 21, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.