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t. e. Croatian cuisine is heterogeneous and is known as a cuisine of the regions, since every region of Croatia has its own distinct culinary tradition. Its roots date back to ancient times. The differences in the selection of foodstuffs and forms of cooking are most notable between those in mainland and those in coastal regions.
Srđ is a low mountain just behind the walled city of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia. [ 1] The mountain, part of the Dinaric Alps, has a height of 412 metres (1,352 ft). [ 2] At its top is a large white stone cross and Fort Imperial, a defensive structure built by the French in 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars.
The names Dubrovnik and Ragusa co-existed for several centuries.Ragusa, recorded in various forms since at least the 10th century (in Latin, Dalmatian, Italian; in Venetian: Raguxa), remained the official name of the Republic of Ragusa until 1808, and of the city within the Kingdom of Dalmatia until 1918, while Dubrovnik, first recorded in the late 12th century, was in widespread use by the ...
The Pelješac Bridge ( Croatian: Pelješki most, pronounced [pěʎeʃkiː môːst]) is a cable-stayed bridge in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia. The bridge provides a fixed link from the southeastern Croatian semi-exclave to the rest of the country while bypassing Bosnia and Herzegovina 's short coastal strip at Neum.
The Franjo Tuđman Bridge ( Croatian: Most dr. Franja Tuđmana) is a cable-stayed bridge carrying the D8 state road at the western approach to Dubrovnik, Croatia across Rijeka Dubrovačka near Port of Gruž. The original bridge design was developed in 1989; however, construction was stopped at the onset of the Croatian War of Independence.
Stradun. Coordinates. 42°38′29″N 18°06′29″E. / 42.64139°N 18.10806°E / 42.64139; 18.10806. Stradun ( pronounced [strǎduːn]) or Placa ( Stradone or Corso ), whose name derives from Venetian, and means "large road" or "wide road", [ 1] is the main street of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The limestone-paved pedestrian street runs some ...
Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik. Coordinates: 42°38′25″N 18°06′39″E. The Rector's Palace. Night view of the porch. The Rector's Palace ( Croatian: Knežev dvor; Italian: Palazzo dei Rettori) is a palace in the city of Dubrovnik that used to serve as the seat of the Rector of the Republic of Ragusa between the 14th century and 1808. [ 1]
Lovrijenac. / 42.640731°N 18.104412°E / 42.640731; 18.104412. Fort Lovrijenac or St. Lawrence Fortress, Italian Fortezza di San Lorenzo, often called "Dubrovnik's Gibraltar", is a fortress and theater outside the western wall of the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia, 37 metres (121 ft) above sea level. [ 1] Famous for its plays and ...