Romantic Dubrovnik - New Honeymoon getaway!

Come and discover the miraculous romantic Dubrovnik Croatia - the medieval town-pearl of South Dalmatia, listed as such in the UNESCO registry of world monumental heritage. This is a town of a long-standing tourist tradition, ready to meet the most sophisticated requests of its visitors.  

This is a town of museums and festivals, the town of taverns and restaurants, the place of a mild Mediterranean climate and wonderful landscapes confirming the famous saying of the Irish writer Bernard Shaw: "Those who look for a paradise on earth should come to this town." Isn't this a sufficient reason for you to set out for Ragusa (latin name for Dubrovnik) and verify this statement?

It would take an army of Hollywood special-effects experts to design a set as perfect and pure as Dubrovnik, and a team of creative stagehands to build it. Yet this "city made of stone and light" is as strong and magnificent as the sparkling sunsets that ricochet off its 14th-century walls. It is as ethereal as the foam on the azure waves caressing the land beneath them.

In short: This UNESCO World Heritage city is a stunning even after being devastated by Serb shells in the 1991-92 siege, today's Dubrovnik is remarkably whole and perfect. In fact, a shade of red is one of the few telltale reminders of those violent days: New terra-cotta roof tiles on buildings blasted in the war are a little brighter and a little more orange than older roof tiles that escaped Serb mortars.

Hard as they tried, the city fathers were unable to find enough tiles to match the old tiles when doing repairs after the Serb attacks, and they had to settle for the new ones. You might find a tiny bullet scar if you are looking for such reminders, but by and large the "Pearl of the Adriatic" is as glistening as it was five centuries ago when Dubrovnik was a major sea power bustling with prosperous merchants and aristocrats, and dripping with Renaissance splendor.

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Romantic Dubrovnik Croatia (Ragusa latin name for Dubrovnik) began as a Roman settlement. From the Middle Ages on it was a prize sought by Venice, Hungary, Turkey, and others who recognized the city's logistical value as a maritime port. But Libertas (Liberty) has always been uppermost in the minds of Dubrovnik's citizens, and through the ages their thirst for independence repeatedly trumped other nations' plans to conquer their city.

Inside Dubrovnik's walls, the pedestrian-only Old Town once again resembles a glistening marble world stage bustling with people from far and near. Here you will find almost all the Dubrovnik Croatia sights worth seeing--historic churches and public buildings, designer shops and homey restaurants, ancient sculptures and modern galleries, fountains and bell towers, monasteries and gardens--and the most famous of all, the ancient city wall and its towers.  

The Summer Festival has been held annually for the past 55 years between July 10th and August the 25th. It is very important part of romantic Dubrovnik tradition. The festival brings in many music, theatre and folklore events. It is very important to see at least one play/concert if you are in Dubrovnik during this time.

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