Where is the
AI Fertility Conference?
Hotel Dubrovnik Palace,
Croatia
State of the art conference facilities
Breathtaking views
Getting to
the conference
Dubrovnik airport is twenty kilometers away from the city centre and it takes less than half an hour to get there, with options to travel by bus, taxi or hiring a car. Every regular flight has a bus link to Dubrovnik Centre upon arrival organised by the airlines.
For the return to the airport, there are scheduled buses operated by the airlines. For Croatia Airlines and Austrian Airlines, these depart 90 minutes prior to take-off, while the ones for other operators depart two hours prior to take-off. These depart from the bus terminal and the bus ticket will cost you 35 kunas (Approx 5 Euros), while a taxi ride will cost between 230 and 250 kunas (Approx 30-40 Euros) depending on which part of the city you’re going to.
Arriving to Dubrovnik by car gives you the opportunity to see other beautiful parts of Croatia, even when driving on the highway. The main highway to Dubrovnik is not yet complete; it ends in Ploče, from where you have around 100 kilometres more to reach Dubrovnik. Traffic jams on Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina border are not big and you can pass quickly through the 15 kilometre strip of land that gives Bosnia access to open sea.
Arriving from North Italy via Rijeka
If you choose to take the highway from Rijeka to Dubrovnik, you will first have to drive towards Zagreb, to the Bosiljevo junction, from where you continue towards Split and Ploče where the highway ends, and continue following signs for Dubrovnik.Arriving from Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland via Zagreb
Take the highway from Zagreb to Split and Ploče and then continue following signs towards Dubrovnik.Arriving from Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland via Osijek
This route, instead of driving within Croatia, will take you through the neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina. From Osijek you should continue to Sarajevo and then through Mostar to Metković and then you continue towards Dubrovnik. For those of you coming from central Europe, this is the longest route but also the most exciting. Bosnia is a European country with an oriental twist.Arriving from Romania and Bulgaria
It’s easiest to take the road to Leskovac in Serbia and then towards Peć and Podgorica, where you continue towards Budva and then follow the coastal road to Herceg-Novi and the Croatian border. There is also a continental route through Montenegro but it’s best to get to the coast to see the beautiful bay of Boka Kotorska, the town of Kotor and St. Stefan.Dubrovnik is well connected with other Croatian cities every day, especially with Zagreb. There are also connections with cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Italy, Germany and Macedonia.
Croatia also has daily international bus connections with Switzerland, Austria, Serbia, Sweden, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. There are more routes and times added in the summer months – we recommend checking the up to date information on Dubrovnik’s Bus Terminal webpage. The same applies to other Croatian bus stations. Dubrovnik Bus Terminal (phone number 060 305 070) is the only bus terminal in Dubrovnik that offers a facility to leave the luggage in the luggage depository. The station is located in the port of Gruž and is well connected with public transport to all parts of the city. There is also a taxi station and a shopping mall along with other services such as ATMs, which operate 24 hours.
Getting around
Dubrovnik
All parts of the city of Dubrovnik are well connected by frequent, regular bus lines. City bus timetables are displayed at every major bus stop, and you can also get timetables from the hotel front desk, at the Information Offices of the Dubrovnik Tourist Board, and at Libertas bus company kiosks.
Bus tickets can be purchased directly from the bus driver (15,00 kuna), at Tisak newsstands (˝S˝ ticket – (12,00 Kuna), at Libertas bus company kiosks located at Pile, the Central Bus Terminal, the Pošta Lapad bus stop and in Mokošica, at hotel front desks and from travel agencies. It is possible to purchase a ticket on the bus but you do need exact change of 15 kuna. The bus ticket is valid for exactly one hour from the moment of first use for an unlimited number of rides in the city.
It is also possible to buy a card (exclusively at Libertas bus company kiosks) that is valid for 24 hours beginning with the first use, and the price is 30 Kuna. The magnetic card payment system involves turning the front side of the ticket containing the magnetic strip towards you and inserting it into the ticket-machine on the bus, after which the ticket is returned to you. If you have a contactless bus ticket, you merely press it against the sensor.
Local bus lines are the following numbers: 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 17.
A map of the bus stations and city bus network can be found on the Libertas website or in the Dubrovnik Riviera brochure found at the Information Offices of the Dubrovnik Tourist Board, as well as at Libertas kiosks.
There are taxi stands in all of the busiest parts of the city and taxi service fares are clearly displayed.
Upon entering a taxi, the taximeter must be turned on with the initial (start) value of 27,00 Kuna. If the taxi meter is not running, the customer is not required to pay the fare. Each additional kilometre costs 9,00 Kuna. Up to 4 people can ride in a taxi. The fare for waiting is 150,00 Kuna per hour, and 2,00 Kuna for each piece of luggage.
The taxi fare from Gruž Port (from points where boats on cruise lines dock, which is 4 km from the Old City) to Pile, which is the western gate into the Old City, will cost you 70,00 Kuna per taxi, while the fare from Pile to one of the hotels in the other parts of the city will be about 80,00 Kuna, depending on the distance.
You can also arrange the price with the taxi driver for a full-day or half-day excursion to the areas around Dubrovnik.
Contact:
Taxi client: 020 411 411
Plavi taxi: 020 332 222
Taxi Ragusa: 0800 1441
• Dubrovnik •
A brief history
Dubrovnik ¦ A brief history
Known as the Pearl of the Adriatic, Dubrovnik lies in the extreme south of Croatia, basking in glorious Mediterranean sunshine for much of the year. A fairytale fortress of beautiful Baroque, Gothic and Renaissance churches, aristocratic palaces, red-roofed townhouses, magnificent monasteries and fascinating history. It is almost impossible to feel anything but uplifted and inspired.
History and Culture
Dubrovnik is a city with a rich history, stretching back to the 7th Century when its beginnings are recorded.
The city walls, the Minčeta and Lovrijenac fortresses, St. Blaise Church and other sacral buildings, the large and small Onofrio fountains, Orlando’s column and the town bell tower are just a few of the famed monuments visitors can tour.
City Walls and Towers
Dubrovnik’s city walls were built in the 13th century. They are 1,970 metres long and allow you to walk around the entire perimeter of the Old Town center. The walls also incorporate several towers:
Minčeta Tower to the north, Bokar Tower to the west, Sveti Ivan (St. John) Tower to the southeast, Fort Revelin to the east and Fort Lovrijenac on the crag outside the walls. The stroll, offering a splendid view of the open sea, the island of Lokrum and the Elaphiti Islands, takes about two hours, with the adventure starting on the west side of Stradun where the entrance is located.
A city of theatre and the arts
Many of the municipal events, like the Dubrovnik Summer Games, the Libertas Film Festival and the Julian Rachlin & Friends music festival have won Dubrovnik the moniker of the City of Theatre and Arts. Visitors can enjoy stage plays and other cultural events at the Marin Držić Municipal Theatre, Rector’s Palace Culture and History Museum, Rupe Ethnographic Museum, Maritime Museum, Cathedral Treasury, Museum of the Monastery of the Friars Minor, Museum of the Dominican Monastery, Dubrovnik Natural History Museum and the Modern Arts Museum.
