>The Dubrovnik Summer Festival (www.dubrovnik-festival.hr) provides most of the summer‘s cultural life with open-air pop and jazz concerts. Try out the Karantena Festival of Alternative theatre, performance art and happenings in August, for information contact Otok, Pobijana 8, 20000 Dubrovnik, tel 020/432- 497) At other times, the Marin Držić Theatre has specialized in serious drama in Croatian language (Tel 020/417- 101), the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra has its own concert hall (www.dso.hr). For clubbing look for posters to find out what is on.

Concerts, mostly classical and theatre performances in Dubrovnik’s courtyards, squares and bastions in the old town are worth it, also because you will have the chance to see the many hidden locations. High culture is the emphasis, including works by Shakespeare and Marin Držić, major opera works symphonic concerts and chamber- music.

Check the website for tickets, it should be possible to get tickets for most gigs on rather short notice (www.dubrovnik-festival.hr )

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