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Like A Phoenix Dubrovnik, The Athens Of The Adriatic, Has Risen From Virtual Eradication After Slobodan Milosovic's Serbian Military Devastated The City In 1991.
Like a phoenix Dubrovnik, the Athens of the Adriatic, has risen from virtual annihilation after Slobodan Milosovic's Serbian armed forces devastated the town in 1991. Seventy % of the homes suffered damage from the bombing. Even the ancient wall that surrounds the old town was pounded by the tank shelling. Yet today Dubrovnik is a traveller destination. The old city has been rebuilt. First class hostels are a feature of the hillside. This precious stone of a town is a living memorial to human resilience.
In the guts of the town, just within the marina, the Sponza Palace pays tribute to the handfuls of local boys who paid the final sacrifice defending their city. But twenty years ago appears like the distant past. Now pizza and ice cream stands abound. The orange roofs of times past have been replaced. Holiday makers from Japan, Israel, Germany and China fill the main street. And the fumes of fried fish are pervasive.
Dubrovnik is Croatia's hydra-headed metropolis. It has been wrecked by visiting armies and tremors and yet it survives, guarded by the ancient myth of Saint Blaise, who promised to defeat Ragusa's (the first name of Dubrovnik) enemies. In the past, this town was a center for scholars, artists and teachers. It appeared to be an ecumenical community different from the other settlements in the area. As a commercial center, it caught the interest of Venetian leaders who led attacks for centuries against their rivals in the south Adriatic.
The 1.6-mile wall surrounding the city is an grand architectural wonder. For elderly travellers it is also a stress test. There are 335 steps going up and around this barrier. It isn't the Great Wall of China, neither is it a walk in the park. On the way are forts and historical monuments to a past that gives the present meaning. Looking down one finds roofs being fixed, a sea glistening with little vessels and enclosed basketball courts. The Croats are basketball insane.
One or two years gone Don Rumsfeld, previous secretary of defense, made reference to the two Europes : the old Western Europestolid, socialistic and lacking entrepreneurial drive, and an Eastern Europefilled with potency, and spotting the benefit of free markets and democratic govts. Croatia obviously falls into the second camp.
Dubrovnik is young, looking for a future that resembles the U.S. Her glory days may be behind her, however it is fascinating that Gloria Gaynor has been asked to perform in the seaside wonderland. America beckons. Rumour has it the Russian oligarchs have invested seriously in and around this city. It is a far less risky investment harbour than anywhere in Russia. Moreover, Russian oligarchs have a good sense of smell for American capitalism, and that capitalistic fervor is active in Dubrovnik's economy.
It is too shortly to state if the Dalmatian coast will be the new French Riviera. However it is definitely not a far-fetched agenda. Dubrovnik is the centre of the ideal scenario, not yet San Tropez ; not yet discovered by the flash and dash of the up to date jet set, though not yet far from discovery either. Always looking for new destinations, the holiday maker peregrines have found Dubrovnik. My suspicion is the glitterati will be on their way.
What they will find is an interesting beach resort with an extraordinary history that awakens a desire to dig into the chapters of this passion-laden destination, writes tagza.com.

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