Dubrovnik - Santa Clara

Dubrovnik was founded probably within the 6th century. It grew in medieval times and was known as "Republic of Ragusa" between 1358 to 1808. It was added to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy - and after the Congress of Vienna was part of the Habsburg Empire.

The old town of Dubrovnik, since 1979 on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, is a wonderful city - and a major tourist destination. The center of Dubrovnik is small, so it can get pretty crowded, when two cruise ships have arrived - even in October.

This is the cloister of the former Convent Santa Clara ("Samostan sv. Klare"). It was the most important of the 8 nunneries, that once existed in Dubrovnik. It is claimed, that one of the first orphanages in the world was founded here in 1432. Today here is the "Restaurant Klarisa".