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Laundry day Laundry Review

This is typical Mediterranean habbit, drying cloths outdoors at the fresh air. Shouldn't be too sunny but also not too windy and then it's ideal for fast drying. Fresh and slightly salted air gives to a cloths very special smell. Coastal people use this method all year long because winter isn't that cold and rarely snowing. The only problem is sudden rain if cloths already dry, but if living here one gets use on it.

Rector's Palace

Miho Pracat, a citizen of merit was a rich shipowner who bequeathed hie welth to the Republic and the only citizen whom the city government had honoured with a monument, in the whole excistance of the Republic. The bust is work of Pietro Giacometti from Racanti.
The Rector's Palace is the home of the history museum of Dubrovnik today. The majority of the halls have style furniture so as to recreate the original atmosphere of the rooms. Here are also numerous portraits and coats of arms of the local noblemen, coins, original keys of the city gates and important state documents.

Rector's Palace

Knežev dvor (The Rector's Palace) is an outstanding monument of secular architecture built in a mixed Gothic and Renaissance styles. During history, in several ocasions, the palace was destroyed or heavily damaged by fire and earthquake. It was built at the spot where in the Middle Ages a defence building stood called castrum or castellum (fortress). Later on there was built palatium (palace) mentioned also by the name palazzo maggior. After the fire of 1435 the government decided to build a new, bigger and more beautiful palace, and the job was entrusted to Onofrio della Cawa, while the sculptural ornaments were made by Pietro di Martino.

Gunduliceva poljana

Gunduliceva poljana (the Gundulic Square) is spacious picturesque square surrounded by the stone houses, dominated by the monument to Ivan Gundulic, the most famous poet of Dubrovnik. The monument was erected in 1892 and is work of Croatian sculptor Ivan Rendulic.
During the daytime Poljana is a lively and coloured market place where local farmers from the nearby villages selling fruits and vegetables mainly. In the summer evenings it becomes an open-air stage for various events of the summer festival.

Up and down all around

I didn't count it but must be like million of stairs all over the city. Central part of Dubrovnik is pretty plane, especially around the Stradun, while it edging parts on both northern ans southern side are pretty steep. One must be in pretty good body shape to stroll up and down, especially if in a short visit to town.

Feel it, taste it, explore it

The town itself is full of interesting and beautifull small details which make us believe that we are strolling inside of an openair museum. There are number of small fountains, some of them out of use, statuetes which representating important members of the Republic, coats of arms almost above every door-entrance, but all of it could be hidden from our view. Some of the details worth of our attention, the other not and its always individual decision.

Gospari

The word of "gospari" means gentlemen, it is the way we Croats call locals from Dubrovnik and its surroundings and they deserve it. In other Dalmatian towns (since you are not used on it) you may find a bit of chaotic atmosphere. The people is shouting or talking too loudly, everybody is out on the streets day or night, the drivers are crazy and those who drive local buses are the worst among them, but it is only a metter of wild temperament and habbits. On the other side, people from Dubrovnik looks more restrained, more quiet and more classy.