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30/10/2023

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St. John's Fortress, located in the historic city of Dubrovnik, was built in the early 16th century as part of the city's defensive system? It played a crucial role in protecting Dubrovnik from potential threats, offering impressive views of the city and the surrounding Adriatic Sea.

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24/01/2023

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From 4 April 1911 until the start of World War One, a canon was fired from the Lovrijenac fortress every day to mark midday.

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23/01/2023

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Agatha Christie spent her second honeymoon in Dubrovnik.
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21/01/2023

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20/01/2023

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The main entrance to Old Town, busy Pile Gate (the name derived from Greek word pylaj meaning gate) in the old-time (built in the 15th century) used to have a wooden drawbridge which used to be pulled up at night to prevent unwelcome guests entering the medieval, walled city.

The drawbridge was replaced by stoned one long time ago so nowadays, the beautiful stone bridge leads across the small green passage (ex moat) thought the Gate to the Old town and down the steps to Stradun, the Town’s main promenade.

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19/01/2023

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Boninovo – Dubrovnik's central suburb, close to Pile and Old Town. It is the area well known for its cliffs which offer really nice views over the sea as well as over Lapad, Gorica and Danče.

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18/01/2023

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Stradun is Dubrovnik’s most famous thoroughfare, stretching just 300 metres between the East gate – Ploče (Vrata od Ploča) – and the west gate – Pile (Vrata od Pila).
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16/01/2023

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Dubrovnik had some colonies, interestingly, one of those was in a village called Gandaulim, in Old Goa, India. The Church of St. Blaise still stands there today.

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15/01/2023

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Once the mothers and grandmothers all over Dubrovnik hear the sound of the “bura” wind, one thing is for sure: an alarm for the whole family is on.
Collect all the clothes you own and wash everything IMMEDIATELY because the clothes is best dried when there’s wind.
And everyone starts washing it as if there is no tomorrow.

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14/01/2023

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Just like the Greek Illyrians, Dubrovnik has its own humanistic story of its history and origin, named Raguseida. Written in the 15th Century, the book didn't come from historical fact, but from mythology.

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13/01/2023

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During the building of the Minceta tower in 1464, there was a short supply of stone and as such it was decreed that every visitor to the city must bring a stone with them in accordance with their body's constitution.

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12/01/2023

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The only person to have had a statue raised in their honour by Dubrovnik was the sailor, Miho Pracat. He left his entire fortune to good causes. The Republic didn't raise statues in honour of anyone other than saints and other supernatural beings believingit that no individual was greater than the city. The statue of this noble citizen was placed in the courtyard of Knezev Dvor (Rector's Palace) where it remains today. The statue is visible in the sixth episode of the second season of Game of Thrones in a scene featuring the Spice King, set in the city of Qarth.

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11/01/2023

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Amerling Fountain in Dubrovnik is one of the best works of the Croatian sculptor Ivan Renditch. It was installed in 1900 as a gift to the brothers Amerling hometown.

It is located on the shaded area filled with tourists saw that inspection is the beginning of the Old Town.

The construction is an excellent four-meter composition depicting Satyr and Mavka. According to legend, the nymph Dubraўka met at this place one of the satyrs.

Local guides sculpture called "The Girl with the pigeons," she greets visitors at the walls of the historic city. Fountain is a significant landmark in the city, which attracts tourists.

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10/01/2023

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The Dubrovnik Republic was among the first to recognise the independence of the United States of America. Some historians state that Dubrovnik was the first state to do so.

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09/01/2023

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In the 15th Century, Dubrovnik had a population of around 40,000 (at that time this covered an area from Prevlaka, south of the city, to Orebic north of the city) and was one of the largest cities in Europe. By comparison, London had a population of 50,000 at that time, Florence around 100,000.

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08/01/2023

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At the time of the Dubrovnik Republic an order was in force that dictated that when the southerly jugo wind was blowing, no important political decisons could be made. This was due to the fact that many believed the low air pressure caused by the wind made people depressed and irritable.

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07/01/2023

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Port Dubrovnik is located at the Eastern part of the City. The port is encompassed by two breakwaters: breakwater Porporela in front of St. John fortress and Kaše breakwater going perpendicular across the port bay. In the time of the Dubrovnik Republic several forts protected the port: St Luke Fort, St John fortress and Revelin fortress. Today the port is a safe haven for many private boats of local citizens. Alos regular boat line to Lokrum island.

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06/01/2023

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The first written mention of Lokrum was in 1023 when the Benedictine abbey and monastery were founded. The name Lokrum comes from the Latin, acrumen, meaning sour fruit. This derives from the tradition of cultivating exotic plants on the island, a tradition started in the time of the Benedictines. The last Benedictines left the island in 1808.

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