UNESCO World Heritage Croatia Tour
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DUBROVNIK
Dubrovnik - the city of a unique political and cultural history (the Dubrovnik Republic), of world-famous cultural heritage and beauty (inscribed on the List of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO) - is one of the most attractive and famous cities of the Mediterranean.
Dubrovnik is the city of the highest historical and cultural value and of an outstanding artistic importance. The town fortifications, ramparts and towers outside the walls were built, reinforced and reconstructed in the period from the 12th to the second half of the 17th century.
An independent, merchant republic for 700 years; it traded with Turkey and India in the East and had trade representatives in Africa. It even had diplomatic relations with the English court in the middle ages.
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SPLIT
A city with a 1700-year old tradition, a variety of archaeological, historical and cultural monuments, among which the well-known Palace of Diocletian, inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List, certainly occupies a special position.
The old part of Split is located within the walls of Diocletian's Palace. According to its dimensions and level of preservation, the Palace represents an example of Roman architecture on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It was constructed around AD 300 and has a rectangular ground plan.
Its form and arrangement of the buildings within the Palace represent a transitional style of an imperial villa, Hellenistic town and Roman camp.
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ŠIBENIK
The historic town of Sibenik, connected with the expansion and development of the early Croatian state, is rich in cultural and historical monuments.
The most representative among them is the famous Cathedral of Sibenik, one of the most original architectural projects of the late Middle Ages, primarily linked to the local master Juraj Matejev Dalmatinac (George of Dalmatia).
The city, with the old fortresses of St. Anne, St. John and Subicevac overlooking it, consists of the Old Town, characterized by narrow and steep alleys in the west, and the modern part in the north and southeast.
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MOTOVUN
Motovun is an ideal excursion centre including excellent offer, attractive to tourists who spend their summer holidays at the western and eastern coastline of Istria.
The town has a hotel and several catering establishments. The surroundings offers walking through Motovun Forest, with truffles - a gourmet delicacy, or through the vineyards covering the south-western slopes of the hills, as well as hunting and cycling. This wine-growing region produces wines such as Motovun terrano, pinot and malmsey. In the part of the town called Kanal the cattle fair has been held ever since 1903 up to the present, every third Monday in the month.
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POREČ
Even today the ground plan of Porec reveals the typical geometric pattern of a Roman castrum; the decumanus ("main road") has preserved the character of the main road even today.
In the 6th century the complex of St. Euphrasius Basilica was built. In the following centuries the town suffered a decline; it was renovated at the end of the 12th century; in the 13th century the town walls were reinforced, and in the 15th century, facing the Turkish threat, the town erected a new fortification system. In the 18th century the town walls, having lost their function, gradually decayed.
A narrow passage leads west of the Canon's Residence to the complex of Euphrasius Basilica (mid-6th c.), consisting of the church, atrium, baptistery and the former palace of the diocese. Being richly decorated and well preserved, the whole complex represents one of the most important monuments of the Byzantine art.
The first sacral object erected on this location was the so-called Maurus Oratory built in the second half of the 3rd century (fragments of the mosaic have been preserved). After the Edict of Milan in 313, a public church was built on this location, with its area doubled in the 4th century; one of the rooms was used for the service and the other represented a martyrium (where the relics of the Porec martyr, St. Maurus, were kept).
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PLITVICE NATIONAL PARK
Morning departure for Plitvice National Park, inscribed on the List of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Tour of the 16 crystal - blue lakes cascading into 92 spectacular waterfalls. Walk on the wooden promenades to view majestic waters where every turn leads to a breathtaking scenery and yet another waterfall. Surrounded by dense woods Plitvice lakes are a natural phenomenon of rare and unique beauty. Departure to Zadar.
Dinner and overnight in Zadar.
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