Dubrovnik, in the extreme south of Croatia is known as the Pearl of the Adriatic. It is a port city in the panhandle area. Built in the 1400s and then rebuilt in the 1600s it is considered to be one of the strongest fortifications in Europe. The entire old town area is completely surrounded by immense walls and fortifications. The town withstood siege by the Montenegrin army (Yugoslavian army) in 1991 and 1992 and suffered bombardment but never was taken.
The old town area is completely paved in beautiful rock. The streets and walkways are narrow. This is Archie in one of the narrow streets.
The architecture was very ornate and there were open areas like plazas. Just beautiful.
This is the front of the museum dedicated to the soldiers who fought to defend Dubrovnik.
This is one of the open plazas. You can see more fortifications up on the top of the hill above Old Town.
This is one of the fortifications in the walls that surround Dubrovnik.
Below is a view of the wall that surrounds the old city and the fortifications in it. It looks like the lowered park around it might have been a moat or able to be flooded at one time. We only had a half day to spend here but we enjoyed it immensely.
2 comments:
Beautiful! Of course, I'm partial to these pictures because the architecture reminds me of some things I saw throughout Hungary. :)
Such a fun trip!
Wow, that last picture makes the fortifications look truly impressive!
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