Explore what makes Dubrovnik the Pearl of the Adriatic and a UNESCO World Heritage site

Name: Explore what makes Dubrovnik the Pearl of the Adriatic and a UNESCO World Heritage site
Uploaded: 2020-02-24T08:00:00Z
Duration: 33 s
Description: Sea fortifications and old city centre of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Sea fortifications and old city centre of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

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Transcript

NARRATOR: Dubrovnik is perhaps the best-known sea resort and tourist center on the Adriatic coast.

UNESCO proclaimed Dubrovnik a World Heritage site in 1979.

But the city suffered damage in the early 1990s during Croatia's fight for political independence.