Mount Srđ cable car, Dubrovnik

A cable car rises 405 m from just outside the old town walls to the top of Mount Srđ, in about four minutes. From the top, the view over the walled old town, the island of Lokrum and the Elafiti Islands is spectacular, especially at sunset.

At the summit, Fort Imperial houses a museum about the siege of Dubrovnik during the Homeland War of 1991–92, and there's a restaurant with a view. You can also walk up the zigzag path (about an hour, hot in summer) and take the cable car down.