This tour is a 2-hour journey through most of the 20th-century history of Dubrovnik and Croatia. Starting with the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I the tour provides an insight into the complicated 20th century in the Balkan region.
The tour starts on Luža Square in front of Orlando's Column and follows two parallel storylines: the first one presenting the 20th century of both Dubrovnik and Croatia, the second one picturing the bombing of Dubrovnik in the Croatian Homeland War. Admire the photos of prominent war photographers your guide provides to relive history. To make your tour complete you will visit to the Memorial Room of Dubrovnik Defenders.
The fascist rule in World War II was marked by racial laws and concentration camps. The resistance partisan movement organized by the Communist Party and led by Tito starts a civil war against fascists. Communist Yugoslavia reunites the Southern Slavic nations and its dictator Tito becomes one of the most prominent politicians in the Cold War. Communism in Croatia was brought to an end through the disastrous Homeland War. The Siege of Dubrovnik was one of the bloodiest battles of the war, an attack on both the people and culture of Croatia. This tour lets you dive into the history of the country and the city.
Memorial Room of Dubrovnik Defenders visit
