Dubrovnik is gearing up for the annual celebration of its patron saint, St. Blaise on February 3, 2017, an event TCN will be covering in depth, as we take a closer look at the considerable attractions of the Pearl of the Adriatic out of season. Our main coverage will start next week, but we begin by taking a closer look at one of the great symbols of the festivals - the muskateers of Dubrovnik - the Trombunjeri. 

Continuing our look at some of the beautiful villages and townships close to the City of Dubrovnik, let's go to the oldest arboretum in this part of the world...

Continuing our look at some of the beautiful townships and villages close to the City of Dubrovnik, let's travel approximately 8 kilometres north of the Pearl of the Adriatic and meet Zaton...

Continuing our look at the many beautiful townships and villages close to the City of Dubrovnik, let's move northwest into the Dubrovnik-Primorje municipality and visit Slano...

While Dubrovnik has more than enough on offer, sometimes more than enough can be too much and the need for some peace and quiet becomes overwhelming. Meet Croatia's southernmost town...

Continuing our look at some of Dubrovnik's most important historical characters, let's meet the famed Ragusan mathematician, scientist and physicist, Marin Getaldic.

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The traditional Dubrovnik Carnival is set to round off the Dubrovnik Winter Festival's 2017 schedule this February.

Whether you're religious or you just love history and architecture, Dubrovnik has an array of churches and places of worship for all different religions. Many of them have been there since before the rest of Europe (and indeed the world) accepted the idea of more than one faith being permitted in any one place, showing Dubrovnik to once again be a step above the rest when it came to human rights. Let's take a closer look at some of them...

Almost two million passengers (1,991,000) have gone through Dubrovnik airport in 2016, which is an increase in passenger traffic by as much as 18%, reports HRTurizam on January 22, 2017.

Continuing our look at some of Dubrovnik's important historical figures, let's meet one of the greatest minds the city ever gave to the world...