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Discover the allure of multicultural lands

that border the Adriatic Sea …

Ljubljana, Slovenia Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Dubrovnik, Croatia
Small and undeniably quaint, Slovenia’s In less than two decades after a brutal Regarded as one of the world’s most
capital radiates from the tranquil, tree-lined 44-month siege of the city during the exquisite walled cities, Dubrovnik’s
banks of the Ljubljanica River. Ljubljana’s Bosnian War, Sarajevo has been almost character reflects its storied past as an
history is filled with tales of Romans and completely restored as the gleaming capital independent city-state that rivaled Venice.
Argonauts, poets and potentates. Famed of Bosnia & Herzegovina. The city is filled In more recent times, some of Dubrovnik’s
Slovenian architect Joze Plecnik's influence with relics of earlier eras—the Latin Bridge, historic sites sustained damage in the
can be throughout the city, and his buildings site of the infamous 1914 assassination of Balkan conflicts of the early 1990s, but the
and bridges he designed here—from the Franz Ferdinand that sparked World War I; city has been impeccably restored under
National and University Library building the ancient Ottoman market; and centuries- UNESCO supervision—and also has received
to the Triple Bridge—are considered as old mosques and churches that speak to some help in the form of contributions
much a work of art as an effort in urban the religious and cultural diversity of “the from Grand Circle Foundation. We’ll have
planning. During our stay here, we’ll Jerusalem of Europe.” During our stay in an opportunity to take a stroll atop the
witness Ljubljana’s fairy-tale charm during Sarajevo, our small group will dine with a ancient ramparts of Dubrovnik’s Old Town
a walking tour and a sunset cruise along the local family in their home and learn how to admire views of the shimmering Adriatic
city’s namesake river. the nearly four-year-long siege of their city and the city’s marble streets below—
impacted their lives. discovering why Dubrovnik’s unique beauty
has been praised for centuries.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
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