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Dubrovnik Map Poster: the walled city on the Adriatic

|MapToArt Team
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Why Dubrovnik works so well as a map poster

Dubrovnik's map is tiny and perfect. Inside the walls, the Stradun cuts a single straight line through the old town while narrow lanes climb the slopes on either side in tight parallel steps, the whole ensemble pressed hard against the Adriatic and ringed by its famous fortifications.

Outside the walls the drama continues: the coast road threading west past Gruž harbour, the green Lapad and Babin Kuk peninsulas reaching into the sea, the wooded island of Lokrum floating just offshore and Mount Srđ rising like a wall behind it all. The sea does half the composition for you.

Dubrovnik map poster in the Ocean palette

Best palettes for Dubrovnik

  • Ocean — the signature pick: Adriatic blues that let the coastline and the harbour carry the print.
  • Warm Beige — soft stone tones that echo the limestone streets and terracotta roofs of the old town.
  • Noir — dramatic black on black; the walled city becomes a dark jewel against the empty sea.

Where to centre the map and which radius to use

Centre on the Stradun with a 3 km radius: the walled old town, Lokrum, Gruž harbour and the Lapad peninsula all fit, and the landscape orientation lets the coastline stretch across the full width of the frame. Landscape orientation suits this city best; every ready-made design also ships landscape versions in the extras ZIP.

Ready-made Dubrovnik posters

We have already rendered 5 Dubrovnik designs at 300 DPI (Ocean, Blueprint, Midnight Blue, Noir, Warm Beige). Download the files for 9.99 € and print them anywhere, or order a premium matte print (A4 to 60×90 cm) with shipping included.

Dubrovnik map poster framed on a living-room wall

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Design your own Dubrovnik poster

Pick any of the 17 palettes, set the exact centre and radius described above, choose the size and the label text (Dubrovnik, or a neighbourhood name), and we render it for you from live map data after checkout. From 14 €, usually ready in 5–15 minutes.

Open Dubrovnik in the editor

Which size to print

City maps with lots of fine streets reward size: 30×40 cm is the sweet spot for a desk or hallway, 50×70 cm and 60×90 cm turn the map into a statement piece where individual streets remain legible from across the room. Stick to matte paper so the dark palettes do not reflect. Read the printing and framing guide.

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