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Is Franciscan Monastery & Old Pharmacy worth it solo?

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Solo, Franciscan Monastery & Old Pharmacy works.

The genuine curiosity is the pharmacy: operating since 1317, it's among the oldest still-working pharmacies in Europe, with original apothecary jars and recipe books behind the counter where you can still fill a prescription. The Romanesque cloister off the busy Stradun is a shaded breath of calm. The honest catch is that it's the busier, Pile-side monastery and the data's own verdict is that the Dominican has the better cloister — so if you're only doing one for the architecture, this is the one to skip; come here specifically for the 700-year-old pharmacy.

Price
~€8
Time
30 min
Last verified
2026-06-17
Is Franciscan Monastery & Old Pharmacy worth it…
How we verified
  • The Franciscan pharmacy has operated uninterruptedly since 1317, making it the oldest still-functioning pharmacy in Europe and the third oldest in the world. · en.wikipedia.org
  • It still sells products made to old Franciscan recipes, and the original pharmacy room now forms part of the monastery museum. · tzdubrovnik.hr
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