The very first time you lay your eyes on the historic Old City of Dubrovnik you may have the impression that you are gazing onto a film set.

As Shakespeare famously wrote, “all the world’s a stage and all the men and women are merely players.” If one single event throughout the year is synonymous with the city then the Dubrovnik Summer Festival absolutely tops the list.

There are few things as synonymous with the Dubrovnik region as the folklore dance Linđo. A celebration in Dubrovnik simply isn’t a true celebration without the sounds and sights of the Linđo dancers twisting and twirling.

Just a short drive north of the Sun Gardens Dubrovnik resort is the Croatian capital of oysters – Mali Ston. A truly fascinating little destination, made all the more memorable by the delicious oyster menus, for which Mali Ston is rightly famous.

With his most famous lines ringing around the ancient walls at every Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Ivan Gundulić lives on forever in his beloved Dubrovnik.

The words of Britain’s most revered bard, William Shakespeare recently rang out in the Fort of Lovrjenac, (or St Lawrence’s Fort in English) during Dubrovnik’s prestigious Summer Festival, making the performance of ‘Hamlet’ at the Fort, a highly desirable event.