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DUBROVNIK.FOR 450 YEARS THIS WAS THE MAIN REPUBLIC OF RAGUSA,A POWERFUL MARITIME CITY-STATE THAT ATTRACTED THE GREATEST ARTISTS,ARCHITECTS AND WRITERS OF THE TIME.TWICE IN ITS HISTORY,AFTER THE EARTQUAKE OF 1667 AND THE SIEGE OF 1991-2,DUBROVNIK HAS BEEN THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION,BUT EACH TIME IT HAS RECOVERED AND BEEN REBUILT.DUBROVNIK TODAY(EVEN IN MARCH RAIN,)IS ONCE AGAIN A LIVELY,PROSPEROUS CITY,ENJOYING A RENAISSANCE AND A SECOND GOLDEN AGE,AS CROATIA'S GREATEST TOURIST ATTRACTION.