City of Dubrovnik and his patron St. Blaise living in the unbreakable connection for a centuries. Besides being the patron of the city, the figure of St.. Blaise is included in the symbolism of Dubrovnik and its history: the flag of Dubrovnik has the image of the saint, the money in the Dubrovnik Republic also had a picture of the saint at all fortresses and walls in the entrance to the city are statues of saints. Festivity of St. Blaise is celebrated for years, specifically over a thousand years, on February 3rd each years thousand people from Dubrovnik and villages around Dubrovnik, islands, vide are Dalmatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, relative and friends from other countries or continents comes to Dubrovnik to celebrate a day of Dubrovnik and St. Blaise day. Due to the exceptional cultural and historical value of the event and the centuries old tradition, from this year Festivity of St. Blaise is under UNESCO protection as intangible cultural heritage.
For all of you who did not know this information from this year, Dubrovnik got another category on strict UNESCO list, category of intangible heritage protection, which manifests itself in St. Blaise Festivity.
This should certainly be a reason to visit Dubrovnik during this event and experience a true combination of history, culture and tradition. We in travel agency Viator Travel will definitely be at your disposal to experience this unique cultural event.
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