Socialist Modernity Summer Galore
A postcard-based enquiry into Socialist-Realist architecture in Istria
Here’s part one:
Enjoy, if you will.
Rabac as Summer Holiday Destination
Part of Rabac’s appeal were the new hotels built in the 1960s and 1970s, which feature quite prominently on some of these picture postcards:
Orasac Bay’s pristine turquoise waters are one of the key features in many of the hotel/beach motives:
Much like elsewhere along the Dalmatian coast, I’d also encourage people to take a ferry, such as the one shown below, and visit the islands and archipelagos off the coast:
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting excited about the summer holidays…
Why are the cars Western (BMW, Volkswagen, Peugeot, Renault)? Was Yugoslavia not supplied by Socialist manufacturers?