Croatia · Dubrovnik · #4 of Croatia's ten by fame
160 steps down from a church, and Dubrovnik's crowds stay up there.
How we rated it: nothing lifts it and nothing sinks it. Photo: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0
Sveti Jakov is the Dubrovnik beach for people avoiding the Dubrovnik beach. It is a 20 to 30 minute walk from the Old Town, or bus no. 8 from Pile Gate to Sveti Jakov church, then 160 stone steps down behind it, and back up. There is a restaurant, a bar, free showers, and sunbeds and umbrellas at €15 each for the day. Parking by the church is limited. We measured 97 metres of it.
Status, dated 2025-12-24: Restaurant and bar work until mid-October; free showers and changing facilities.
Warmest sea in August. Fewest wet days in June. Pick your fight.
One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.
6 beaches within 6 km, as the gull flies.
Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.
Breathing space from Dubrovnik's main beach.
Restaurant and bar until mid-October, free showers and changing facilities.
Take bus no. 8 from Pile Gate to Sveti Jakov church and walk down the 160 steps behind it, or take a taxi boat from the Old Town port.
About €15 each for a sunbed and an umbrella for the day.
