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A seaside resort which was once the jewel of the Yugoslavian coast with several giant hotels and regular visits from the region’s elite has now fallen into disrepair.<\/p>\n
Kupari, which neighbours Dubrovnik in Croatia, once featured one of the largest hotels on the Adriatic coast, the\u00a0419-bed Hotel Pelegrin, but when the Croatian War of Independence broke out in 1991 the resort was shelled and showered with bullets.<\/p>\n
Just a decade prior to that the military-operated resort hosted the great and good of Yugoslavian society on a regular basis.<\/p>\n
First opening in 1961, the site quickly became popular and was expanded by the\u00a0Yugoslav National Army (JNA).<\/p>\n
The resort was mainly used by military officers and their families during its early days, but those with connections were also welcomed.<\/p>\n
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