Known as the ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’, Dubrovnik is Croatia’s most-visited cities and is listed under the UNESCO World Heritage Sites for its wonderfully preserved Venetian Old Town. Once a booming maritime trading port, Dubrovnik has since become a popular Adriatic holiday destination, but retains its old world feel through its typically Dalmatian architecture, its narrow streets, palm-lined harbour and the Classical influences on its buildings, traditions and gastronomy. Watched over by its patron Saint Blaise, the city still clings to its religious past, and the year-round cultural festivals tend to centre on religious rites and traditions that stretch back into its history, lending to the atmosphere of religious observance that lies beneath the hustle and bustle of the city.
Though it has changed since Lord Byron granted it its now ubiquitous sobriqu
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