The cable car takes just 4 minutes to reach the summit of Mount Srđ. From the arrival station, 405 meters up, you can enjoy the view over the terracotta tiled roofs of the fortified city to the island of Lokrum, with the background of the sea and the Elaphite Islands on the horizon. Destroyed during the war of independence that began in 1991, the cable car has since been restored and put back into service.
As a testimony to that war, there is an impressive collection of weapons, bullets, grenades and soldiers' uniforms at the Croatian War of Independence Museum, where the symbols of the recent struggle are housed in a 200-year-old fortress at the top of the mountain that was the last line in the heroic defense of Dubrovnik.
Returning to the lower station, a 10-minute walk will bring you to Vrata od Ploča, the eastern gate to Dubrovnik's old town, close to the old harbor and an the entry point for caravans from the East.
The excursion on foot will start here and continue along the Stradun, the main street, past the church of St. Blaise, Onofrio's Fountain, the cathedral, Sponza Palace, Vrata od Pila and across a real drawbridge under the watchful eye of St. Blaise. Just think that long ago the bridge was raised every evening, the door was closed and the key delivered to the prince.
OK, you've just crossed two wishes off your bucket list.