DUBROVNIK, Croatia — Marc van Bloemen has lived in the old town of Dubrovnik, a Croatian citadel widely praised as the jewel of the Adriatic, for decades, since he was a child. Crowds of tourists clog the entrances to the ancient walled city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as huge cruise ships unload thousands more daily. On a typical day there are about eight cruise ships visiting this town of 2,500 people, each dumping some 2,000 tourists into the streets. UNESCO warned last year that the city’s world heritage title was at risk because of the surge in tourist numbers. Vlasic said that over 800,000 tourists visited Dubrovnik since the start of the year, a 6 per cent increase from the same period last year.

Source: National Post September 21, 2018 13:07 UTC