Dubrovnik

June 21, 2019
001 - IMG_4939 A view from our room, Hotel Croatia Cavtat located at the east coast of the Adriatic Sea.
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002 - IMG_4941 Hotel Croatia Cavtat at Cavtat, a distance to Dubrovnik of about 20 km (12 miles)
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003 - IMG_4184 On our way to Dubrovnik...
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006 - P1180131 Arriving Dubrovnik...
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023 - P1180147 Wall of old town Dubrovnik in the background...
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007 - P1180132 Pan and Nymph statue (part of a fountain) near Pile Gate, Dubrovnik
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193 - P1180271 Fort Lovrijenac or St. Lawrence Fortress, often called
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011 - IMG_4194 Fort Lovrijenac is a fortress and theater outside the western wall of the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia, 37 metres (121 ft) above sea level.
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013 - IMG_4197 Fort Lovrijenac is famous for its plays and importance in resisting Venetian rule, it overshadows the two entrances to the city, from the sea, and by land.
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010 - IMG_4193 Fort Bokar is located on the south-western part of Dubrovnik City walls. Bokar was conceived as the key point in the defense of the Pile Gate, the western...
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012 - IMG_4196 Very clear water...
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015 - P1180140 Chronologists date the fort to 1018 or 1038. However first records of the forts existence are from 1301 when the council voted on the Commander of the Fort.
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017 - IMG_4199 Hilton Imperial at the Dubrovnik city center.
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019 - IMG_4200 The city’s medieval walls encircle the entire Old Town quarter and take at least an hour to explore.
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021 - IMG_4202 The busiest entrance to Dubrovnik’s walled Old Town is Pile Gate, which is actually two gates in one. Built in 1537, the outer gate features an arch built into...
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028 - P1180150 Ornamented by a statue of St. Blaise, the city’s patron saint, the 15th-century inner gate leads visitors to the Stradun. The drawbridge before the double gate...
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025 - P1180149 Most of the walls were constructed during the 13th century but have been reinforced over the years to withstand repeated attacks.
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026 - IMG_4206 A series of imposing towers intended to protect the city against the Turks, were added in the 15th century.
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027 - IMG_4207 Sculpture on the old city wall...
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