We spent the majority of our last day in Croatia at the seaside resort town of
Cavtat. The ferry ride took about 45 minutes across the bay and was a very nice ride. Several English tourists were also on the ferry so most of the conversations around us were in English,
albeit a different accent.
We had heard about the nice beaches on
Cavtat so first took a walk on a path around the peninsula arriving back at our starting location in about 1 hour. Croatia deems anyplace the coast meets the sea to be a beach, so we chose the most friendly rocks we
could find as our beach. The beach Rich chose had fist sized, smooth, round rocks as opposed to large volcanic rock. The tiny figure you see in the picture above is Rich swimming in the Adriatic. Not being anxious to be fully immersed in the 70
degree water, you see me standing with both feet in the water on a very large volcanic rock. Shortly after these pictures, we realized the ferry was leaving in 10 minutes so we gathered our belongings and raced for the ferry. We made it with 30 sec. to spare!
Our last destination in old Dubrovnik was the Franciscan Monastery and Pharmacy. This is said to be the oldest
continuously operating pharmacy in the world. It is very interesting to see the books and materials actually in use in the 15
th Century. Monks still inhabit the monastery and services are held here on a regular basis. This is a view of the
courtyard inside the monastery. This is one of two buildings within the old city that was not destroyed in the earthquake of 1667.
Right outside the doors of the Franciscan Monastery and Pharmacy you will find
Onofrio’s Large Fountain, built in 1440. The original fountain was originally much larger with an impressive waterworks display but that portion of the fountain was lost in 1667 quake. The fountain still works today as it was designed in 1440, bringing clear river water 12K via an ancient aqueduct into the old city. From each of the 16 figureheads the encircle the domed fountain, water spouts forth. As you can tell by the people near the fountain, this is a very large structure. On the east end of the town,
Onofrio built a smaller fountain, cleverly named
Onofrio’s Small Fountain. This fountain is smaller but more ornate, featuring playful dolphins.
We had heard about the nice beaches on Cavtat so first took a walk on a path around the peninsula arriving back at our starting location in about 1 hour. Croatia deems anyplace the coast meets the sea to be a beach, so we chose the most friendly rocks we could find as our beach. The beach Rich chose had fist sized, smooth, round rocks as opposed to large volcanic rock. The tiny figure you see in the picture above is Rich swimming in the Adriatic. Not being anxious to be fully immersed in the 70 degree water, you see me standing with both feet in the water on a very large volcanic rock. Shortly after these pictures, we realized the ferry was leaving in 10 minutes so we gathered our belongings and raced for the ferry. We made it with 30 sec. to spare!
Our last destination in old Dubrovnik was the Franciscan Monastery and Pharmacy. This is said to be the oldest continuously operating pharmacy in the world. It is very interesting to see the books and materials actually in use in the 15th Century. Monks still inhabit the monastery and services are held here on a regular basis. This is a view of the courtyard inside the monastery. This is one of two buildings within the old city that was not destroyed in the earthquake of 1667.
Right outside the doors of the Franciscan Monastery and Pharmacy you will find Onofrio’s Large Fountain, built in 1440. The original fountain was originally much larger with an impressive waterworks display but that portion of the fountain was lost in 1667 quake. The fountain still works today as it was designed in 1440, bringing clear river water 12K via an ancient aqueduct into the old city. From each of the 16 figureheads the encircle the domed fountain, water spouts forth. As you can tell by the people near the fountain, this is a very large structure. On the east end of the town, Onofrio built a smaller fountain, cleverly named Onofrio’s Small Fountain. This fountain is smaller but more ornate, featuring playful dolphins. 
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