Franciscan Monastery & Old Pharmacy
Samostan Male braće
A 14th-century monastery beside the Pile Gate, with an elegant Romanesque cloister. Its pharmacy, open since 1317, is one of the oldest in Europe and still operates today.
The monastery sits next to the Pile Gate, at the start of the Stradun. Its 14th-century double-columned Romanesque cloister has carved figure and animal capitals, and at its center is a garden of palms and citrus trees. In a corner of the cloister, the pharmacy has been in operation since 1317, making it one of the oldest pharmacies still running in Europe. You can buy skincare products such as rose face cream made according to old recipes. The museum displays antique medicine jars, manuscripts, and gold and silver objects. A small admission fee is required, and the entrance to the old city walls is also located here.
Opening hours
About 09:00–18:00 (shorter hours in winter)
Nearby sights
- Stradun (Placa)
- War Photo Limited
- Walls of Dubrovnik
- Dubrovnik Synagogue
- Jesuit Stairs & St Ignatius Church
- Church of St Blaise
- Buža Bar
- Sponza Palace