Been there | Tips http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. Hotel Villas Kolocep http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/35059 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/35059 Cafe Buza http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34968 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34968 Lokrum, Dubrovnik http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34949 Start the day with a trek to the fortress at the highest point of the island, for unbeatable views of Dubrovnik and to avoid the morning crowds, before taking the coastal path back to the monastery. On the way, take one of the rocky paths, lined with thick Mediterranean woods, down to the shore to discover your own private beach - an ideal place for a picnic lunch and a few hours of sun worshipping.
The main hub of island activity boasts a botanic garden, olive grove and (supposedly) haunted Benedictine monastery, inhabited by peacocks.
Finish the day by watching the sun go down from the comfort of a sun lounger, enjoying live guitar music in the cafe, or, best of all, floating in the beautiful tranquility of the salt lake.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34949 Buza (Cold Drinks) http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33284 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33284 City Walls Tour http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28386 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28386 Lapad beach http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28385 As with most beaches in Croatia, very little if any sand with pebbles the order of the day.
However views are great and water is clean and clear.
Loungers and sun umbrellas can be hired.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28385 Banke beach http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28384 The locals tend to congregate in the half that still is under municipal control.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28384 The terrace bar of Hotel Excelsior http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13794 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13794 Buza 2 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12587
It's all very basic, with plastic cups and chemical toilets, but it's so worth it for the view and the atmosphere.

There's two Buzas (the name means 'hole in the wall', I think) but Buza 1 seemed to be closed when we were there.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12587 Drive from Split to Dubrovnik http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8120 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8120 Rijeka - Dubrovnik ferry http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8101 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8101