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The Cross

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June 10th 2017
The Cross. It stands atop a hill overlooking Dubrovnik, a UNESCO listed World Heritage Site since 1979. Game Of Thrones was filmed both here and in Split. Despite being protected and being a no fly zone it suffered significant damage after being bombarded by Bosnia and Montenegro during the Homeland War of 1991- 1995. I remember well the war being televised, especially the atrocities in Bosnia. To ... read more

Europe » Croatia

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The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder... ... read more