眠らない街ドブロブニク Dubrovnik Unsleeping City

Photo by Daniel Zrno

真っ暗闇の中にぽつん、と浮かび上がるライトアップされたドゥブロブニク。でも街の中はまだまだ観光客でにぎわってます。音楽やら笑い声やら聞こえてきて、何やらとってもにぎやか。

The lit up Old City of Dubrovnik stood out in the darkness of night. But, the city did not sleep that fast! Still the Old City of Dubrovnik was full of people, enjoying nice live music and roughing. Dubrovnik at night is very lively! 

観光シーズン真っ只中の7月～8月は、日が落ちて暗闇がドゥブロブニクの旧市街を包み込むのは8時～9時ごろ。少し涼しくなって、街はレストランのテラス席でディナーを楽しむ人でいっぱい。ドゥブロブニクに限らずアドリア海の街はシーフード料理が充実してます。イタリア料理の影響を受けていて、案外どのレストランでも料理はおいしかったです。

It's usually around 8 to 9PM when it gets dark in Dubrovnik at the highest tourism season (July to August). After the sunset, the temperature drops and cool air breeze from the Adriatic Sea, people enjoy dinner and drink at outside tables of restaurants and cafes. Generally, coastal cities have very good seafood restaurants, and their food are bit influenced by Italian food, so mostly, restaurants serve really good and tasty food.








こんな裏道にあるレストラン。メイン通りと違って少し静かで、ゆったりと料理とドゥブロブニクの夜が楽しめるかも。こういう風景と言うか雰囲気も日本にはない独特な感じで、「遠いところまで旅に来たな」という気分にさせてくれる。

Each narrow streets are full of restaurants and cafes. Compared to the main street, it's quieter on small streets. So, you can relax and enjoy your dinner and great night of Dubrovnik. This atmosphere and view, I mean, so many tables on the streets and people eating there while other people pass by looks very unique for us Japanese and that is something we miss in Japan.

オノフリオの大噴水。日中はここに座って涼む人もたくさんいたけれど、夜は静かな感じ。観光地だけあって、お土産屋さんもコンビニみたいな小さなお店も夜遅くまで開いているので助かります。

This is the Big Onofrio's Fountain. There are many people sitting there to relax near the cold water during daytime, but now, this site seems very quiet at night.

In the Old City of Dubrovnik, many souvenir shops, small grocery shops, restaurants and cafes open until late at night. It was actually very convenient.

オルランドの柱の前を行きかう人々。私たちがドブロブニクを訪れたのはヨーロッパでホリデーシーズンが始まる前だったので空いていたけれど、ピーク時は大型客船が何隻も寄港することもあって、ものすごい人で溢れかえって前に進むのも大変なんだとか・・・。多い時では７隻のクルーザーが寄港して、一日で約10,000人もの乗客がドゥブロブニクに上陸するそうです。7月が一番混雑する時期なので、これを避けた方がもっとゆっくりドゥブロブニクを楽しめると思います。

So many people go by in front of the Orlando's column. We visited just before the holiday season started in Europe, so Dubrovnik was not to crowded. But, during the peak of the holiday season, many cruisers call at Dubrovnik and bringing thousands of passengers to the city. At the peak of this year, 7 cruisers arrived at Dubrovnik port and brought nearly 10,000 people one day! So, you know, how packed the city will be at the peak of the summer holiday season.

プラツァ通りで演奏している人。近くでは人目を気にせずに音楽に合わせて踊っているカップルも・・・。ドゥブロブニクの夜はそんなロマンチックな気分にさせてくれるのかも。

A group of men playing classical music on the Placa street. I found a nice loving couple dancing to the music. It was such a very romantic moment :)

夜のドゥブロブニクをのんびり歩いていたら、知らない間に夜中に…！まだまだドゥブロブニクの夜は続きそうだけれど、なるべく朝早くから行動できるようにホテルに帰って寝なきゃ・・・。

When I looked at the watch, it was already midnight! Time flied very very quickly while I enjoy walking around the city. It seemed like the night would not end that soon, but because I wanted to wake up early to explore a bit more of the city while avoiding the strong sun in the afternoon, I went back to the hotel soon after I took this photo.