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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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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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Agatha Christie spent her second honeymoon in Dubrovnik.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Located at the top of a steep cliff on the western corner of Dubrovnik’s city walls, the Bokar Fortress (Tvrđava Bokar) was built in 15th century with the intention to defend the town’s main entrance Pile Gate, its bridge and moat.
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Today's size of the Dubrovnik walls was shaped in the 13th century.
The walls were systematically uplate and built right up to 1660 when the last Bastion of St Stephan was finished on the southern segment of the walls.
The 1940 m long walls consist of the main city wall, sixteen towers, three fortresses, six bastions, two corner fortifications, three bulwarks with rows of turrets, three moats, two flank fortresses, one breakwater and two drawbridges.
At some points up to 25 m high, the main wall is 4 - 6 m thick on the land side and 1.5 to 3 m on the sea side.
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The best views of Dubrovnik and the surrounding area are, without doubt, experienced from the top of Srđ hill.
The Dubrovnik Cable Car was built back in 1969 and was enthusiastically used by millions of visitors who wanted enjoy the most beautiful panorami views.
On a clear day, you can see up to 60 km (37 miles).
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The today's name of Dubrovnik is derived from the Croatian word Dubrava, which means oak woods as, in the past, oak trees surrounded Dubrovnik.
The Latin name Ragusa - Rausa, in use until the 15th century, orginated from the rock (lat. Lausa - meaning rock) where the first settlement was established.
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Happy New Year!
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On December 31, Croatians celebrate Silvestrovo (Saint Sylvester’s Day). Sveti Silvestar (Saint Sylvester) was Roman Pope Sylvester I who lived in the 4th century. The legend says that he cured the emperor Constantine of leprosy.
After this, the church declared him the patron saint of lepers. During his period, Christianity became a free religion, and Sylvester helped to spread it around.
Silvestrovo is the day when Croatians prepare a lot of food, clean, and dress up to welcome the new year of prosperity.
New Year is a symbol of a fresh start. There is a New Year’s saying:
"Kako dočekate ponoć, takva će vam biti cijela godina." This means that your whole next year is going to be exactly like your night on New Year’s Eve.
If you’re with many friends on the eve of the new year, your next year will include a lot of time with friends. If you’re having a bunch of great food and drink, you’ll enjoy a lot of great food and drink in the new year.
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Maritime Museum Dubrovnik Anchors
The Maritime Museum was founded in 1949 at the initiative of the Yugoslav (today the Croatian) Academy of Sciences and Arts; since 1987 it was been a part of the Dubrovnik Museums. The main part of the holdings arose from numerous donations of Dubrovnik citizens to the Patriotic Museum in the first half of the 20th century and objects from the exhibition Dubrovnik Seafaring through the Ages, which was put on in 1941.
Since 1952, the museum has been located on the first and second floors of Fort St John (sv. Ivan). In the past the fort guarded the entrance into the city port, and was one of the most important points of the city's defences. The construction works started in 1346, today's appearance being completed at the end of the 16th century. In the 19th century it was rebuilt into two floors, and at the places where there had been artillery embrasures, windows were installed.
The museum systematically collects, studies, exhibits and publishes the museum material from the maritime past of the Dubrovnik region, all the way since Antiquity. Today it has holdings of over five thousand objects classified into fifteen collections.
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The Peline basketball court, nestled within century-old walls in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik, was recently named the best designed basketball court in the world by popular American interior design magazine.
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One thing that immediately catches the eye when you visit the City walls are the distinctive red roof tiles of the Old Town. Terra cotta color of the rooftops of this medieval city that was almost completely destroyed in the Great Earthquake in 1667. Known as “Velika trešnja”, this devastating earthquake left more than 5000 people killed.
The city and its rooftops were damaged again in 1990s during a siege of Dubrovnik executed by the Yugoslav People’s Army during the Croatian War of Independence that provoked strong international condemnation. After the armed conflict, city of Dubrovnik has been the focus of a major restoration programme coordinated by UNESCO that recognized its remarkably well-preserved cultural heritage and added it to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Series in 1979.
It is said that more than 70% of terra cotta roof tiles were destroyed during this war and during the restoration process finding a similar color of the famed red rooftops was a difficult task. However, there is a place in the world where the similar ones are being made – Toulouse, France. The reconstruction process backed by UNESCO started in 1993 with a reconstruction of the rooftops of the bombarded and burned city. It was impossible for one factory to produce this amount of tiles so the companies in Toulouse joined their forces to provide the rooftop tiles, a project that has cost more than $ 9 million. The reconstruction program to restore the famous Pearl of Adriatic took several years where more than 200 000 tiles were made and shipped from Toulouse to Dubrovnik.
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Motifs such as the 'rozeta' or rose window (borrowed from the Italian), a four-leaf clover-like shaped window carved out of stone. You can see them all over the city, one of its symbols of heritage and architectural beauty.
Rozetas are Romanesque in style and most often used as a decorative window in some of the city's most important buildings, such as churches, fortresses and palaces.
The rozeta is a symbol of light and dates back to the 11th century, when the rozeta motif spread through Turkey and all over the Mediterranean, as far away as Beirut. It also took up residence in Dubrovnik, where elegant rozeta carvings into stone produced stylish windows in and around the old town.
And in this Instagram age, the rozeta is even more in demand, but this time for a different purpose – photography. As thousands of social media addicts visit the city each day looking for that perfect selfie or unique shot, there has been a rise in the profile of the rozeta, which appears in many shots with a historic building through the window in the background.
And the rozeta has even become a souvenir, a portable memory of your visit to the Pearl of the Adriatic. A new line of jewellery, featuring the rozeta motif was recently introduced by a local designer, creating a long-lasting memory of Dubrovnik and its beauty.
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The main Christmas traditions take place on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
It all starts on the morning of December 24, as groups of locals father in their thousands in the Old Town, beautifully attired with men in suits and ladies in elegant dresses.
Friends are reunited over drinks, with the joful greeting of "Nazdravlje" when friends meet.
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