Post-apocalyptic holiday resort overlooking the Adriatic Sea to be restored to its former glory
Once a must-visit holiday resort, now the leftovers of a warzone: in its 1960s heyday, Kupari in the former Yugoslavia was prized not just for the outstanding beauty of its beach, but its modernist architecture too. The holiday complex is only a 15-minute drive south of the medieval town of Dubrovnik in Croatia. It was built in an era when state-owned companies and the government in communist Yugoslavia built holiday resorts for their workers along the Adriatic coast. Left for decades to rot following the Yugoslav Wars, the resort is soon to be restored to its former glory. What's the history ...