A Week of British Cultural Delights in the Centre of Dubrovnik!

From June 27th to July 3rd a rich program has been prepared – exhibitions, performances, brilliant British movies in the Jadran summer cinema, a musical program, a double -decker bus at Pile, and other surprises.

The Mayor of Dubrovnik Andro Vlahušić will open ˝British Week˝ on Monday, June 27th in the atrium of the Monastery of St. Clare where there will be an exhibition called ˝Focusing on the British and Dubrovnik˝, as well as a traditional English breakfast.

A wealth of cultural events has been organized for ˝British Week˝, celebrating the rich culture of the United Kingdom, as well as present-day achievements of Britons who have left their mark in the world – from the 400th anniversary of the death the grandiose Shakespeare and the play Hamlet which will be performed in English during the ˝Midsummer Scene Festival˝ in the magical Fort Lawrence, to the review of British films to be shown in the Jadran summer cinema, and the photo exhibition by Bari Goddard called ˝Midsummer Scene / Night Dubrovnik˝.

The British and Dubrovnik are also linked through many legends, the most famous of which is that of Richard the Lionheart and his visit to Lokrum, to which the exhibition ˝Lokrum Legends – Richard the Lionheart + the Benedictines˝ is dedicated and which is scheduled to open on the mystical island of Lokrum on July 3rd, representing the highlight of ˝British Week˝.

You will also be able to experience the British custom of drinking tea in Dubrovnik because during ˝British Week˝, tea will be served at Pile in an authentic British Double Decker from 5 to 9 pm.