Holidays After the Fall: Seaside Architecture and Urbanism in Bulgaria and Croatia
From as early on as the 1950‘s, the Croatian Archipelago in the Adriatic Sea as well as Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastline, were amongst the most popular tourist destinations in southeastern Europe, attracting both local and foreign visitors to their shores. However, the turbulent recent history of the Balkans and the violent Yugoslavian wars in the 1990’s left a deep scar on the face of the region. Unsurprisingly, the local tourist industry didn’t escape unscathed either; what were once prestigious seaside resorts and exclusive holiday estates in the 1960’s and 70’s, are now, to a great extent, deserted ruins or modestly refurbished guest houses, a mere shadow of their glamorous past.
