The streets of old town Dubrovnik are very narrow. Cars must be parked outside of the town square and only pedestrian traffic is crowding the streets.
Notice the clock tower at the end of the street. 
There are a lot of historic buildings right in the Town Square
From the centre of the square, you can look up one street to a tower at the end, or you can look down the street in the other direction and see a different church tower. There are shops and cafes with tables on the patio lining both sides of the street.
The anchor point and landmark of the square is Dubrovnik’s most revered Church of St. Blaise. It was built in the early 1700s to replace a previous church that was destroyed, with many other buildings in the city, by an earthquake in the late 1600s. Saint Blaise is the patron Saint of Dubrovnik. He received this honour for warning the citizens of a pending invasion by Venetian forces in the 900s. How did he know, he was killed in the 300s? He appeared to the cathedral’s priest of the time in a dream.
Across the square from the church is the Sponza Palace.
and the near by Rectors Palace.
Sometimes the town square is set up as a farmers market with fresh produce sold in temporary kiosks. I wonder what day is market day.
These buildings are screaming history. What engaging pictures you share! Thank you, Doug.
Some of the chips in the stone blocks from shelling in the 1990s are more recent history.
Croatia is becoming a popular place to travel and honeymoon. I know a few people who went there and enjoyed it for the history and the culture.
A vacation in a place like this has to change the way we think of history and contrast buildings of 300 years ago with the city skyscraper built today.
I love travelling the world through your images. You’re wonderful photographer. Thank you
I have been capturing pictures longer than I have been sharing them. These blog challenges are a great incentive to get me thinking more about telling stories through pictures.
Blog on!