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A bit of a city walk. Dubrovnik differs from the many European cities that have long pedestrian streets in the sense that, for the most part, the entirety of the old city itself is a pedestrian only zone. Almost none …

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If you’re a fan of the HBO production of Game of Thrones (which I have never seen) when I mention Dubrovnik, an image like this or even like this: will help you picture Dubrovnik. For those who don’t know, Dubrovnik …

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The inexorable Ottoman march continued with their execution of King Stjepan Tomasevic of Bosnia in 1463 and the conquest of Albania by 1468. The Croatians held on a bit longer conceding some of their territory when much of their nobility …