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- It is called the pearl of the Adriatic Sea,

- ranked at the UNESCO World Heritage since 1978.

- However, 14 years ago, the historical town of Dubrovnik could have well disappear from maps.

- “The rockets launchers shot by the Yugoslav Navy pass over the Saint John Fort

- to score a bull’s eye in Dubrovnik Old Harbor.

- A shell every minute during about a week, the damage are huge.

- But not as huge as the Croatians’ will to erase the wounds of the war.

- 10 years after the end of the Yugoslavian conflict, here is the new face of Croatia.

- A heritage that was entirely restored, a spotless sky, and a deep blue sky,

- that is to say all the ingredients that can turn this country into a touristic Eldorado.

- “Up to 1991, we were here in Yugoslavia and nobody knew that this shore belonged to Croatia.

- So, when the war ended in 1995, we did our best to convince people

- that Croatia was not only a very beautiful country but also a safe country.”

- So, little by little, tourists came back.

- The Eastern countries first, then Germany, Italy.

- Last year, 8 million of foreigners visited Croatia, among them, 400,000 French.

- It is a country that changed a lot, and there is the shore and the sun and the sea.

- The church is opened every day.

- I wanted to visit, really, Dubrovnik is an incredible city.

- Many tourists told me that we have a very beautiful heritage

- and that they greatly admire our climate, our heritage, the antiquity of our towns.

- In 2 year-time, the very relative interest of the French for Croatia turned into a real passion.

- As a result, the Croatians had to adapt.

- Zoran took classes at the Alliance Française.

- When I spend a day offshore with tourists I think it is best to speak French with them.

- Today, the Croatian government’s priority is to better the hosting structures controlling, among others, the rooms in private houses

- and modernizing some hotels.

- On the contrary, uncontrolled building is out of the question, mass tourism is not welcome on the Croatian Riviera.