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Spent another day in Dubrovnik, swimming in clear blue waters along the castle and coast. | |||
Pebbly
beaches are the closest thing to sand you can find in Dalmatia. Most 'beaches'
are rock outcroppings. | |||
Built
in the 13th century, the walls that surround Dubrovnik's old town provide a unbroken
promenade with commanding views. At sections the walls reach over 75 feet high. | |||
War came here too in Oct 91 - May 92 when the Yugoslavian
federal army shelled Croat separatists in Dubrovnik. The most obvious reminders
of this conflict are bright, new, red tile roofs. The old roofs have a honey-colored
tile that is no longer used. | |||
Founded in 700 AD, Dubrovnik, called Ragusa until 1918, was
the Adriatic's most dominant city-state after Venice. | |||