If Dubrovnik’s history could be condensed into two words, they would be ‘turbulent’ and ‘interesting’! In our blog we often review important events and people who through the centuries have created the soul and image of this unique city. Although it isn’t easy to say what the most important events have been for any city, we will try here to ‘run through’ Dubrovnik’s long history by focusing on ten extremely important years in history.
Lots of people and events have created the cultural identity of Dubrovnik over the years. Marin Držić, Ivan Gundulić, Bartol Kašić, Ruđer Bošković, Marin Getaldić... are just some of the globally renowned names who were inspired by Dubrovnik, and who made its liberal spirit internationally famous.