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Lingering wounds Dubrovnik, once a seaside destination in Crotia, still struggling to recover from war
; DUBROVNIK, Croatia -- A visitor here can sip an espresso macchiato...Sea. East of the red-tiled roofs and hulking walls of Dubrovnik's old town, the Hotel Belvedere stands as a beacon of...flashes. But all is not well inside the Belvedere, or in Dubrovnik. Beneath the Belvedere's glass roof sits a ...
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Commentary: Dubrovnik: 'Pearl of the Adriatic'
; ...war have all but faded from old town Dubrovnik. So scrubbed and polished is this so...southern tip of Croatia's Dalmatian Coast, Dubrovnik has plenty of sights and beaches to keep...s Big Fountain, part of 15th century Dubrovnik's water supply system, and Mincenta Tower...
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These days in Dubrovnik it's quiet. Too quiet
; ...boomed out to announce our arrival in Dubrovnik. From the city walls and rooftops people...Channel ferry. But for the people of Dubrovnik it was a day of celebration. The Croatian...their way back. I was sailing on the Dubrovnik's maiden voyage from Rijeka to Split...
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Foreign Journal; Dubrovnik Bounces Part-Way Back
; ...after the season's first heavy rains, Dubrovnik, the poet Byron's "pearl of the Adriatic...each other as they parade up and down Dubrovnik's main thoroughfare, the Stradun. Close your eyes and dream: Dubrovnik is again not just a resort, but the...
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Sharing Between Cities: Dubrovnik, Monterey exchange ideas on economic growth.
; ...declared independence from Yugoslavia, the city of Dubrovnik was bombed mercilessly by Serbian forces. It was war and Dubrovnik was the first line, said Igor Deranja, a representative from Dubrovnik before a meeting at Jacks Restaurant at the Portola...
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Dubrovnik Surviving Serb Shelling; Despite Bombardment, Damage to Many Treasures Is Superficial
; ...Stipe Njiric headed to the aquarium. Dubrovnik, the wondrous walled city on the Adriatic...churches, statues and fountains that make Dubrovnik one of the world's most beautiful evocations...which is enclosed in a cavern within Dubrovnik's 700-year-old battlements. The fish...
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Dubrovnik once again an Adriatic jewel
; By Debbie Olsen DUBROVNIK, CROATIA -- There is only a small strip...land separating the seaside village of Dubrovnik, Croatia, from Serbia. From a hillside...mark the border. Born and raised in Dubrovnik, he lived in the city in 1991, when...
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Crying for Dubrovnik as the Shells shatter a much beloved city
; ...as uniquely beautiful and beloved as Dubrovnik brings heartache that cuts almost as...legions of American tourists beguiled by Dubrovnik's aura in the peaceful years before 1991...have been under attack since October," Dubrovnik Mayor Pavel Poljanic told a New York...
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The pearl and its wisdom; Brendan Simms enjoys a history of Dubrovnik, a city which, throughout its history, has known how to survive
; Dubrovnik: A History by Robin Harris Saqi, pounds 25, 550 pp pounds...They turned their attention to the historic port city of Dubrovnik, the famous "pearl of the Adriatic", known to generations...was almost certainly this public resonance which spared Dubrovnik the fate of less glamorous cities further ...
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The Dubrovnik question: Does a synagogue need Jews?
; STEVE RODAN Jerusalem Post 09-15-1998 DUBROVNIK, Croatia - Walk south down the large...nearly six years, the Jewish treasures of Dubrovnik have been held in New York in a dispute...community, Michael Papo. A year later, the Dubrovnik synagogue wanted the scrolls and silver...
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