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you are in Croatia, a visit to at least a few UNESCO world heritage sites should
be on your bucket list. |
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UNESCO
World Heritage Sites in
Croatia
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| Croatia is home to seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites and
14 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Phenomena. The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
List is made up of intangible heritage elements that are in need of urgent
safeguarding (e.g., Mediterranean diet, Klapa (multipart singing of Dalmatia),
Becarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia, Nijemo Kolo dance, Ojkanje
singing, Gingerbread craft, Sinjska alka, Procession on the Island of Hvar,
etc.) |
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| The
Old City of Dubrovnik |
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“Pearl of the Adriatic” became a major Mediterranean power in the 14th century.
This medieval city has successfully wholly-preserved its character as a unique
urban scene throughout the centuries. |
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| The
Plitvice Lakes National Park |
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is Croatia's best known national park. The main attractions of this park, unique
in the world, are the 16 beautiful lakes connected by cascading waterfalls
created by the sedimentation of travertine, a special type of limestone.
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Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian |
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Emperor Diocletian’s Palace, built between the late 3rd and the early 4th
centuries A.D., is one of the most significant works of late-ancient
architecture, not just for the preservation of complete original parts, but also
for a series of original architectural forms announcing the new early-Christian,
Byzantine and early-medieval art. |
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Historical City of Trogir |
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| Trogir
is an excellent example of urban continuity. The orthogonal street plan of this
island settlement originates from the Hellenic era. A series of rulers continued
to decorate it with exceptional public and residential buildings and forts from
the Greek to the Renaissance, Baroque and the Venetian periods. |
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Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica, Porec |
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cathedral complex in Poreč was named Euphrasius Basilica after Bishop Euphrasius
who thoroughly renovated the cathedral in the mid-6th century and decorated it
with famous mosaics. Before the renovation, there were at least two phases of
early-Christian buildings in the same place. |
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| The
Cathedral of St. Jacob’s, Sibenik |
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between 1431 and 1535, St. Jacob’s Cathedral witnessed important exchanges in
the area of monumental art between North Italy, Dalmatia and Tuscany in the 15th
and 16th centuries as well as influences from three architects - Francesco di
Giacomo, George of Dalmatia and Nicholas of Florence. |
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| Hvar’s
Stari Grad Plain, Hvar |
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July of 2008, Starigrad Plain was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The
explanation provided by this world organization states that the vineyards and
olive groves in the Plain have been well preserved and remained practically
intact since it was first colonized by the ancient Greeks in 4th century A.D. |
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