EATING OUT:
Mali Ston is famous for it seafood, particularly oysters harvested from the oysterbeds in the Neretva channel. There are several excellent restaurants in Ston and Mali Ston. Notable is Kapitanova Kuca on the harbour front in Mali Ston. The restaurant, run by Croatia’s celebrity chef, Lydia Kralj, who has a regular cooking programme on Croatian TV, is renowned for its seafood and without question ranks amongst the very best restaurants in Croatia. The restaurant is just a minute’s walk from Villa Katarina. Another restaurant worth a visit is Bota Sare, situated on the water front and occupying and old salt warehouse where the interior walls are still seeping salt. There are several excellent restaurants, bistros and cafes in nearby Ston.
Getting There.:
Dubrovnik airport (located near the town of Cavtat to the south of Dubrovnik) is less than one hour drive from Mali Ston. Travelling from the UK, British Airways flies daily to Dubrovnik during the summer months and three days a week during the winter season. Flybe flies to Dubrovnik on Sundays from Birmingham, Exeter and Southampton. Both Monarch Airlines and Thomsonfly fly to Dubrovnik on Sundays from Gatwick and Manchester. Globespan flies direct from Edinburgh to Dubrovnik on Wednesdays. Croatia Airlines also provides direct flights from Gatwick to Dubrovnik on Fridays, Sundays and Mondays as well as daily flights from Heathrow to Zagreb with connecting flights to Dubrovnik. An alternative, and usually cheaper, route to Zagreb is by Wizzair from London Luton. From Scandanavia, Scandjet fly to Dubrovnik from Stockholm and Malmo.
An alternative is to fly to Split and drive the 3 hours down the spectacular coast road from Split to Mali Ston.
