Fort Bokar and Fort Lovrijenac, Dubrovnik

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Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. A popular tourist destination, it is a seaport and the centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County.Kolorina Bay is a sandy beach, overlooked by Fort Bokar and the red tiled rooftops of the old town of Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia.Fort Bokar, also known as Zvjezdan, is an fort which was conceived as the key point in defense for the Pile Gate in Dubrovnik.Fort Lovrijenac or St. Lawrence Fortress, often called "Dubrovnik's Gibraltar", is a fortress and theatre outside the western wall of the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia, In 1979, the old city of Dubrovnik, which includes a substantial portion of the old walls of Dubrovnik, joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites

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