Stradun

This guide to Stradun in Dubrovnik opens with the earthquake that struck at eight in the morning on April 6th, 1667, killing thousands inside the city walls, including the head of the Republic, and setting off fires and looting that stretched on for weeks. You'll hear how the Senate rebuilt the ruined street to a single uniform plan, ordering every shopfront to the same doorway-and-window frame so no merchant could outshine his neighbor. It also follows the Franciscan monastery's pharmacy on the harbor end, already centuries old when the quake hit. Walk the length of the street and count how many of those matching frames still repeat.