DUBROVNIK – City Guide For Travelers (Croatia)

History of Dubrovnik Dubrovnik’s predecessor was Ragusium (Ragusa), a refugee settlement from the Illyrian colony Epidaurus, which arose in the 7th century on the island of Laus Lave off the coast. (Its inhabitants were subordinated to Byzantium until 1000, then the city passed under Venetian authority.) Later, a Slavic settlement “Dubrava�...