Dubrovnik Blog

A short ferry ride from Dubrovnik's Old Port will take you Lokrum. An island that boggles the mind with its rich and sometimes even scary history. Its name derives from the Latin name for the sour fruit “acrumen'’ as Lokrum has a long tradition of cultivating exotic plants since the arrival of the Benedictine church order on the island. Lokrum houses a monastery and a botanical park from the era of the Austrian archduke Maximilan who once owned a holiday home on this island. Legend has it, the former English King Richard the Lionheart was saved and cast ashore on…