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On the contrary, the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was bombed and sieged for the first time in its centuries-long history. Relive those difficult times in the very streets where it happened with the help of photographs. These were taken by brave people who risked and even lost their lives to raising awareness of the terror that shook Dubrovnik in the 1990s.
- learn about the roots of the conflicts between the Balkan states and understand today's situation better
- did you know Dubrovnik was attacked only once in its centuries-long history? In the Homeland War in the 1990s.
- relive the moments through photos made by some of the best Croatian war photographers
- walk the streets where bombs were falling in the 1990s
- find out more about the fall of Yugoslavia
- visit The Dubrovnik Defenders Memorial room in Sponza Palace
May 1st to Sep 30th every day at 6 pm
Oct 1st to Oct 31th every day at 3 pm
Nov 1st to Mar 31st no tours
- Guidance by a certified local guide with 500+ tours experience
- Multimedia presentation about the Croatian Homeland War
Dubrovnik War Tour requires a booking, so please book your spot tour in advance. Feel free check out our TripAdvisor reviews and do not hesitate to contact us with any question you might have.
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Luza Square in front of Orlando's Column
Our meeting point at the main city square where you will get an introduction to the tour
Pile Gate
Where a plaque depicting a Serbian king used to be...
Serbian Orthodox Church
Learn of strained relations between Croatia and Serbia escalating into a series of political assassinations
Dubrovnik Synagogue
The fascist Ustaša movement introduces racial segregation laws and concentration camps
City Hall
Communism prevails and Tito becomes a celebrity dictator living a lavish lifestyle
Gundulic Square
Tito's death awakens nationalism in Yugoslavia
Dubrovnik Harbor
The Croatian Homeland War brings fear and destruction to Dubrovnik, explosions and screams echo through the streets
Memorial Room of Dubrovnik Defenders
The suffering ends, the war has been won, but is it really over?
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The Croatian Homeland War 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 after World War I, the tour provides an insight into the complicated 20th century in the Balkan region.
The fascist rule in World War II was marked by racial laws and concentration camps. Beautiful forts were turned into torture chambers - persecution and death lurked on every corner. The anti-axis resistance partisan movement organized by the Communist Party and led by Tito started a civil war against the fascists. Communist Yugoslavia reunited the Southern Slavic nations and its dictator Tito became 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 of the war - an act of culturcide as much as a savage attack on its inhabitants .
The tour starts on the Luza Square in front of Orlando's Column. The tour 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. Multimedia provided by the licensed guide consists of photos by prominent war photographers, some of which lost their lives during the Siege of Dubrovnik. The tour includes a visit to the Memorial Room of Dubrovnik Defenders.
