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National Geographic Joins Istria, Croatia In The List Of Top 10 Holiday Places For 2011.
National Geographic includes Istria, Croatia in the list of top ten holiday locations for 2011. National Geographic Traveler has advised Croatia's Istria area as one of the hottest spots for this years summer vacation.The article praises the cleanliness of Istria's beaches little known to northern US visitors more acquainted with the Dalmatian coast and Dubrovnik as posted in emg.rs.
Are you interested in an amazing vacation in Dubrovnik, Croatia? Besides monumental nature, nice beaches and great weather there also are numerous attractions which should be seen.
Here are the top five attractions of Dubrovnik :
1. Giant Fountain of Ononfrio
This Fountain was named after the Neapolitan designer Onofrio de la Cava who has built it in 1438-1444. Of all Dubrovniks numerous monuments, this is the most famous one. Visitors walking through the Pile gate will find the widely known square where the Big Fountain of Ononfrio is found. It was originally designed by Onofrio de la Cava with two stories but the Huge Fountain of Ononfrio lost its second story in the giant quake of 1667 when gigantic parts of Dubrovnik were heavily damaged. The Huge Fountain of Ononfrio was part of the citys water supply system which was also designed by Onofrio de la Cava to move water from the river Dubrovacka.
2. Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Treasury
The Cathedral of the Sanctified Virgin Mary is a beautiful Baroque building from the 12 th century. It was designed by Andrea Buffalini of Rome. It is interesting within, it has three aisles and three apses and is gorgeous decorated by paintings of Italian and Dalmation artists from the 16-18th Centuries with the Virgin Chair. It is rumored that it was given by Raphael to the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in all its grace. The Cathedral Treasury owns a couple of crucial relics of Christianity. The most famed one is a little part of the cross Jesus has been crucified upon. Other terribly famous relics are the head, one leg and arm of St Blaise dated from the 13th Century.
3. Town Walls
The city walls of Dubrovniks old city are one of the finest known attractions. They were built in the 10th century and modified from the 13th till the 14th centuries. Some bits of the walls are 19ft thick, provided as a solid protection against attackers. The total length of the walls is 6390ft and they seem to be a great spot for a casual walk. Extraordinary perspectives are offered from Dubrovniks city walls, over the Adriatic and some islands outwards and inwards over the center of the old city. 2 towers and 2 forts are part of the city walls, the Minceta and the Bokar towers, and the Lovrjenc and the Revelin Fort. The primary entrance to the city walls is found on the left side of the Pile Gate. The admission is charged.
4. Dominican Monastry
The Dominican Monastery has a very interesting story relating to the construction. After the construction started in 1315 and the building and complicated began to take form the sheer size of the complex necessitated the movement outwards of the city walls. The monastry was heavily damaged in the tremor of 1667, and it was rebuilt to its previous glory through the difficult work of the city inhabitants. One of the architectural highlights of the Dominican Monastery is a late Gothic cloister. Michelozzo di Bartolomeo of Florence designed the it in the 15th Century.
5. Franciscan Monastry
(The local name is : Franjevacki Samostan) Do not confuse it with the Dominican Monastery. The Franciscan Monastery owns one of the most valuable libraries in Croatia. There's another engaging thing at the Franciscan Monastery: the Drugstore. Visitors can gain comprehension of the past by seeing decorated jars full of confusing contents, varied measurement devices with alembics and mortars. The pharmacy has been in use since this Monastery was built in 1317.
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