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Founded in the 7th century and now it has the population of 50 000 people Dubrovnik can surely be called one of the most fascinating cities of Croatia. Due to the authentic center Dubrovnik was put in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. In the Middle Ages Dubrovnik was one of the most famous economical and cultural centers of the whole Mediterranean region. This port city was especially popular with artists, writers and poets. Nowadays tourists can find there a unique open-air so-called museum with a lot of towers, churches, palaces and monuments.

The ancient part of the city – Gradske Zidine. The whole historical center of the city is a pedestrian zone, which is located on an enormous rock over the sea with the 2-kilometer wall around. If you want, you can get upstairs and enjoy the baroque beauty of the city from the birds' eye view. The ancient walls (Gradske Zidine) are the symbol of Dubrovnik. They were built in the 10th century and later, in the 13th century, they were completed. In its creation took part such well-know architects as Michelozzo and Ferramolino. The whole length of the walls comes to 940m, the height – 25m, the thickness – 6m. More than that, the walls are fortified with ten semicircular bastions.
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