Pile Gate is the main entrance to the historic walled city of Dubrovnik. You can recognize it by the double-arched stone bridge that leads across a deep, green passage where a defensive moat once sat. This bridge connects to a heavy,…
Walls of Dubrovnik Walk
This self-guided walk guides you along the medieval stone fortifications surrounding the old town, offering breathtaking views of the Adriatic and historic structures like St. John's Fortress.
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1. Pile Gate
2. Tvrđava sv Ivan
Tvrđava sv. Ivan, known locally as Mulo Tower, dominates the southeastern edge of the Old Harbor with its massive, rounded limestone walls that slope outward at the base. This structure grew from a modest fourteenth-century harbor fort…
3. Old Port of Dubrovnik
The Old Port is a basin tucked tightly against the eastern city walls, framed by the stone arches of the former Arsenal and guarded by the fortress of Saint John. It does not look like a wide-open harbor but rather a controlled, enclosed…
4. Ploce Gate
Ploce Gate is the eastern entrance to the historic walled city of Dubrovnik. You can identify it by the stone bridge that leads toward the city walls, passing directly alongside the massive Revelin Fortress. Above the gate, a stone statue…
5. Tvrđava Minčeta
Minčeta Tower is the highest point of the city walls in Dubrovnik, recognizable by its circular stone form that towers above the surrounding rooftops. Named after the Menčetić family who once owned the land, the site began as a four-sided…