Dubrovnik · Europe's oldest apothecary
Inside the Franciscan monastery walls, the oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe has weighed remedies since 1317 — a Gothic cloister, a museum of distillation equipment, and a working counter that still sells rose water and rose cream pressed from the cloister garden's own roses. A direct echo of the house's own apothecary, and the first of the route's living plant-stories.
Best for
Curious travellers who want a local door opened, privately.
Not for
Big-bus itineraries or a fixed, inflexible schedule.
In brief
A place we chose on the route, independently run. The hosts hold the dates and arrange it with you directly — no platform between you and the house.
Dubrovnik · Stays
An intimate B&B in two 16th-century stone houses within the Old Town.
By arrangement

Blagaj · Stays
A restored Herzegovinian house where the Buna rises from the rock.
From €145 / night
Jajce · Stays
A boutique old-town stay in Jajce, its restaurant built over illuminated Ottoman hammam ruins under glass.
By arrangement