adriatic Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens Photo Tips and Travel Guides for Photographers - Photography Locations + Photogenic Experiences Mon, 10 Apr 2017 17:52:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewanderinglens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-olympus-housing-32x32.jpg adriatic Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens 32 32 Adventures in the Adriatic Sea – Beneath the Dubrovnik City Walls https://www.thewanderinglens.com/adventures-in-the-adriatic-sea-beneath-the-dubrovnik-city-walls/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/adventures-in-the-adriatic-sea-beneath-the-dubrovnik-city-walls/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:00:21 +0000 http://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=2907 Rising from the calm waters of the Adriatic Sea, the city walls of Dubrovnik are an evident vision of history. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the walls are considered one of the greatest fortification systems of the Middle Ages and to this day, house one of the most well preserved medieval villages in Europe. As part of my underwater photography project of Europe’s coastline, I travelled to Croatia with the idea of photographing Dubrovnik from the sea. I had seen photos and researched online about accessible entry points to the water but nothing prepared me for visiting in person and discovering how enchanting this city really is. Arriving through the old town on foot carrying my giant backpack of underwater camera gear, I found a small ladder near the port entry and under the Fortress of St John. The water was so refreshing on a 30 degree day and after checking my camera wasn’t leaking I looked up to see what I was swimming beneath. Impressive is an understatement. The walls climb out of the sea with a staggering height of up to 25m at some points, still as impenetrable as they were in the 14th century. The...

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