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| March 01, 2003 | Panek, Dave; Panek, Marj | COPYRIGHT 2003 Martin Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

On a trip in April-May '01 we visited Dubrovnik, Croatia, a fascinating walled city with an equally fascinating past, having earned its wealth as a city-state mediating trade between the Turks and the Venetians. There are remarkable churches, the handsome Sponza. Palace (its Luza Square pictured here), monasteries and museums, one a pharmacy dating from the 1300s. However, the city itself,. with its massive walls and fortifications, beautiful. harbor and dramatic setting, is ...

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