Common and Alpine Swifts: Dubrovnik’s most loyal visitors The old town of Dubrovnik – Croatia’s prime tourist spot and Unesco’s World Heritage site. Every year this spectacular city attracts thousands of visitors from all around the world. Many come back again. However, they are not the only ones. As if you happen to visit Dubrovnik …
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Saint Blaise, Dubrovnik’s Patron Saint Many cities have their patron saints, but only Saint Blaise has its city. This is a saying that we often hear about Dubrovnik’s patron saint—Saint Blaise. Wandering through the streets of Dubrovnik’s old town, you’ll find it impossible to escape the vigilant gaze of the city’s heavenly advocate. As many …
SAINT NICHOLAS IN THE ARTS AND TRADITIONS OF DUBROVNIK Exploring Dubrovnik’s churches and church museums and admiring its paintings, you will most certainly come across a figure of a white-bearded saint holding a crozier (bishop’s insignia) in one hand and three gold balls in the other—that of Saint Nicholas. It would be quite a …
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