Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 14): Dalmatia - Yugoslavia’s Coastal Remains

Описание: Yugoslav Spomeniks & Forgotten Relics: A 9-Day Road Trip from Belgrade to the Dalmatian Coast & Beyond

Join us on a 9-day round-trip road journey (26. April - 4. May 2025) from Belgrade through the Dalmatian hinterland and coastline (Bosnia & Croatia), tracing the remnants of Yugoslav history, brutalist spomeniks (monuments), military ruins, and coastal beauty—from the mountains of Bosnia to the shores of the Adriatic.

This video is Part 14 of my endless hunt for Yugoslav-era spomeniks (monuments). I found (7) of them in this episode. The spomeniks are World War II memorial sculptures that were part of a grand project of Tito's to unify socialist Yugoslavia in the aftermath of the National Liberation Struggle (NOB). Estimates put the number of such spomeniks built at up to 40,000. These communist works of art are unique and beautiful and often abandoned.

The places we rolled through are:

Mravinjac (Goražde) & Foča – Remote spomeniks and river valleys
Neum, Bosnia’s coastline – The country’s only outlet to the Adriatic
Ston
Smrden grad (Slivno Ravno), which translates to "Stinky Town"
Duba – Abandoned Yugoslav torpedo boat bunker
Slivno, Badžula, Pijavicino
Korčula Island – Featuring Lumbarda, Old Town Korčula, Pupnatska Luka Beach, and Žrnovo
Kupari (Dubrovnik’s Bay of Dead Hotels) – Urban exploration gold
Trsteno – Home to a 500+ year-old plane tree and Arboretum
Ubosko (Ljubinje)
Visoko – Mysterious Bosnian Pyramids
Maiden’s Cave (Kladanj)

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Referenced Videos:

Neum & Sutjeska National Park:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 7-A): Bosnia Beac...  

Venice:    • Venice: Anywhere But Saint Mark's  

Bay of Dead Hotels:    • Dubrovnik's Bay of Dead Hotels - We Are th...  

Visoko:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 7-C): Federation ...  

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