Park Orsula will present you with bands preforming different types of music.

After hot summer day, this is ideal place to chill out and spend your evening listening good music. Rock, jazz, hip-hop, and traditional Dalmatian bands called klapa -your age is not a limit here. The organizer has very picky taste so at Park Orsula you will have opportunity to enjoy only the best from regional music. Opening hours depend on concerts so the easiest way is to follow them on Facebook where you can get all information about events, program, prices and changes if there is any.

Park Orsula hides just beneath main road leading from Dubrovnik to Cavtat and down the hill. Beautiful amphitheater with stage surrounds old stone chapel of St. Orsula. This chapel was built by one noble family of Dubrovnik republic 5 centuries ago.

From Park Orsula you will have stunning view directly to the Old town, Lokrum, small nearby islands and beautiful Adriatic Sea. This amazing view is even better at night when hundreds of soft yellow lights illuminates Old Town and sailing boats in front of it. This spectacular view makes Park Orsula probably world’s most beautiful open-air stage.

Amphitheater has 350 seats so you can take your drink on the small bar on the top, get yourself comfortable and enjoy looking at the performers down on the stage. The entering tickets cost approx… 10 – 15 € – depending on performer. You can buy it on the entrance or in some of the bars in Dubrovnik. On their Facebook page you will find a list of bars for each concert separately.

From Dubrovnik you can reach Park Orsula in four different ways:

1.Take a walk through the historical caravan route from the Hotel Belvedere. The route was recently cleaned in order to connect Park Orsula with Dubrovnik. Only other way to walk to this place would be on the main road – which can be dangerous, especially at night. If you are willing to walk, romantic caravan route is the perfect introduction to this beautiful place. The routes is illuminated for every concert so just make sure to start early enough.

2. Take public transportation. To reach Park Orsula you can take any of the buses going in direction of Dubrovnik Airport or Cavtat. Buses 10, 11, 16, 16a, 23, 25, 27 and 38 are on your disposal. They all depart from main bus station but you can get in on the bus station behind Grawe building in Gruž, Ina gas station, or bus station on Ilijna Glavica (near traffic lights).

Park Orsula is trying to organize public transport after every concert to get you back to Dubrovnik, but this is something you should also check on their Facebook site. The driver stops on Ilijina Glavica (near the traffic lights) and on Pile Gates (in front of the Old Town) which is excellent option in case you want to continue partying in the Old Town.

3. Take a taxi. This is definitely the easiest option but in Dubrovnik can be most expensive too.

4. Arrive with your own car or motorcycle. Someone will wait for you on the parking and help you to find parking place as there is no enough of them for all visitors. You can also leave your car on the parking less than 1km away. Park Orsula van can pick you up and bring you back once the concert is over.

Park Orsula festival is organized by local association Ambient Croatia. Those few enthusiasts probably have saved this magical place from different investors who would probably ruined its unique beauty. Those people invested lot of capital, but more effort and own physical strength to clean this forgotten place up and make it cozy and approachable from different routes. Now, it is one of the favorite places to go out in Dubrovnik during the summer.

If you decide to book your holiday home in Dubrovnik from June until end of August, do not miss to visit Park Orsula. 

Good music, great atmosphere, decent prices and most beautiful view to Dubrovnik ever – definitely do not miss!

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Battle of Nations in Trogir 2014

It is national team competition in medieval battles, using metal weapons and a standardized list of rules, with no choreography but demanding fight requiring variety of skills and endurance. For the first time in history of this contents women category will take part too. All fighters participants go through strenuous mental and physical preparation that lasts at least a year long.

HMB (Historical medieval battle) is spectacular and extreme sport that has its fans around the world so Trogir is expecting large number of fans to visit.

Medieval fights lovers will be cheered by few thousands of tourists during especially exciting night battles under the lights of torches. National teams from 25 different countries from four continents compete in several standard nominations, including “Triathlon Duel”, “Professional fights”, “5 vs 5″, “21 vs 21″ and “all vs all” as a full contact battles.

Medieval Trogir with its walls and fortresses will be natural environment in this battle of nations in Trogir for:

• Competitions for the best workshops of armour

• Competition for the best armour teams and separate fighters

• Competition in the best authentic men’s / women’s medieval costume

Armour workshops from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Poland, UK, and many other countries will be presenting their authentic work to public.

Battles will take place on the campground located on the beach with stunning views of the real medieval castle. Authentic camp is to build in Soline offering variety of gastronomic selection, where the tents for participants and visitors will be raised in order to revive medieval life for four days. Medieval cuisine will also be served in over 30 restaurants and available for everyone at an appropriate price.

The spectacle is organized by the International Association for the historical medieval battle (Historical Medieval Battle International Association – HMBIA) as a new type of sports and cultural activities occurred in the modern era that will revile the history of the middle Ages.

Popularity of this festival is best illustrated by world media interest in it. Online streaming of the World Championship will be supported by the largest international web-portals, 15 TV channels and 10 radio stations. All fights in battle of nations in Trogir will be translated in 5 languages. After colorful battles presentation variety of activities will be offered to bring back the spirit of old times to Trogir.

24H massage tent with sport or relaxing massage will be offered for free to fighters by female and male professional masseuses. Authentic cabaret will be available during night hours where fighters can relax and enjoy medieval dances performed by professional female dancers. The festival will come to its end with VIP guests from the world of sports, movies and politics who will hand the prizes for the first 5 places in each category, for example the masters of medieval weapons handling and best male and female authentic costume.

Battle of Nations in Trogir 2014

Trogir has good transport connections with Split and other major Croatian cities. Split Airport is only 6 kilometers away from Trogir. In addition, during the World Championship there will be a free shuttle service for the members of the national teams, and low cost for the audience. Taxi is also always an option.

Once you are there, and after festival finishes take you time to take a closer look to the number of historical sightseeing spots:

• Camerlengo fortress – XV century
• City Hall – XV century
• North Gate – XVII century
• The city walls – XIV-XV century
• The Prince’s Palace – XIII century
• San Lorenzo Cathedral – XIII-XVI century
• Romanesque Church of St. John the Baptist – XIII century
• 8. The Gothic church of the Dominicans – XIV century

And, of course, at the end of it all blue Mediterranean see and long Trogir beaches are waiting for you to relax and enjoy!

This link will introduce you to the story but make sure to book place in one of the Trogir apartments to real experience which we will be happy to help you with.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TaAfYc4kvs#t=18

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