My parents took me to Dubrovnik (1st time) in 1969 and I have been spending there a lot of time every year since then. I met my husband at Dubrovnik University of Economics in 1988. Our son has fallen in love with Dubrovnik, too. Love is in the air, as the song says. When I'm in Dubrovnik, mornings are reserved for the Lapad beach:I just put on swimmimg suit, wrap a towel&get to the beach in 3minutes to enjoy swimmimg & drinking coffee,while sunbathing.
In the evening I prefer going to the old city because of Dubrovnik Summer Festival that takes place from 10th July to 25th of August every summer since 1949., presenting rich and vibrant theatre program with the fields in theatre, ballet, classic music and opera.
The old city of Dubrovnik (just 10min.from the apartment by local bus no.4) and it's ancient monuments, rennaisance, baroque scenes are the unique stage for all these events and that's what makes Dubrovnik Summer Festival so special. Some theatre program even takes place on the nearby island of Lokrum, that is protected nature's park with straordinary monuments and beaches,too.
The sea in the city of Dubrovnik is so clean and nice that you can swim almost anywhere you want. Lapad area is the best one for relaxing on the main Lapad beach or on many small romantic beaches. (but our guests say that everything looks much better alive, our apartments included)