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Napisala/By Lidija CrnčevićzimiDubrovnik In Winter- Equally Beautiful, yet DifferentDubrovnik in winter is a city which attracts the visitors who wish to experience theatmosphere different from that in the summer characteristic of crowds and hot raysof the sun. Everything but boring, it is equally beautiful, yet different. In winter one canget acquainted with Dubrovnik in a more intimate way, through the customs and traditionwhich is celebrated in its streets breathing in the rhythm of the City’s primeval essence.Ne w Ye a r’s Pa r t yin St r a d u nOn New Year’s Eve, 31 December, the musiciansof Dubrovnik will see the old year outwith traditional Dubrovnik carols and a musicprogramme lasting all day, which will be thebest possible introduction to the wildest night.Numerous visitors to Dubrovnik will beginthe New Year 2011 entertained by Croatianstars. The Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra’sNew Year’s concert in Stradun on New Year’sDay will be a special gift to the visitors. Theorchestra will perform the most beautiful operaticpieces that will additionally enhance theunforgettable New Year’s fun in Dubrovnik.Fe s ta s v e t o g a Vl a h aOd daleke 972. kad se započinje slaviti dan sv. Vlaha, zaštitnika GradaDubrovnika posve je posebna, tipična, dubrovačka Festa. Uz otvaranjeFeste na Gospu Kandeloru, svečanu procesiju koja na Stradunu okupljamnoštvo vjernika, niz je crkvenih i svjetovnih koncerata, izložaba, predstavljanjaknjiga i kazališnih gostovanja posvećenih dubrovačkom zaštitniku,čiji nas kipovi motre s vrata i zidina, a brižna ruka čuva Dubrovnik nadlanu, već više od tisuću ljeta.Fe s t i va l o f St Bl a i s eThe Festival of St Blaise, Dubrovnik patron saint, has been a very specialholiday for the people of Dubrovnik ever since the year 972, when theystarted to celebrate it. Beginning on Candlemass Day with a solemn processionof numerous congregation members, the Festival includes a seriesof church and secular concerts, exhibitions, book presentations and theatreguest performances dedicated to the Dubrovnik patron saint, whose statueslook at us from the city walls and gates, and whose caring hand hasprotected Dubrovnik on his palm for more than a thousand years.Win t e r 2010/11Wel c o m e to Du b r o v n i k 9