Gruz port
Working harbor of cranes, ferry berths and old timber wharves that once shipped Bosnian wood across the Adriatic.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Gruž port in Dubrovnik opens on 31 October 1991, in a city without electricity and cut off by road and sea, when a small fleet of civilian boats appears past the islands. You'll hear who was aboard, who tried to stop them, and why they called themselves the Libertas convoy. It also explains why Dubrovnik moved its real shipping out of the Old Town harbor and into this deeper bay. Best heard standing on the waterfront, facing the water.
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