Dubrovnik in 2016: First Time 1 Million Tourists Visit the ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’
- by croatiaweek
- in News
For the first time in its history the southern Dalmatian city of Dubrovnik had over 1 million visitors.
According to data from the Dubrovnik Tourist Board, from 1 January to 31 December there were 1,013.030 tourist arrivals to the city dubbed the ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’, which was 12% more than in 2015.
It was the first time in the city’s history that it has passed the milestone of one million visitors in a year.
During 2016 there were 3,481,513 overnight stays recorded in Dubrovnik, 13% more than last year, with the most arrivals coming from UK, Germany, USA, France, Croatia, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Australia and Italy.
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Dubrovnik attracting more people outside of the summer season (photo credit; Twang_Dunga under Creative Commons license)
During the New Year’s festive period Dubrovnik welcomed 4,838 tourists, which was 9% more than New Year’s Eve 2016.
The largest tourists over New Year’s came from Croatia,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Portugal, Albania, USA, Austria, Italy, Spain and Germany.