CITY WALLS

Main attraction of the city

The city is completely encircled with historic defense walls and forts

Originally built in the eighth century, but the majority of the work was completed in 15th and 16th
century

The walls were upgraded in aid of protection because of potential threats of foreign attacks over the
city and the Dubrovnik Republic

Dating back to the Middle Ages, the walls are now considered to be one of the most impressive
monuments in Europe of that kind

Impressive hight of 82 feet

There are 5 main forts around the walls of Dbk, and they all had a different role to play while
protecting the city. Fort Mincete was built in 14 th century and remains the highest point of the city
wall to this day

Fort Bokar is the tower furthest to the west, which was built to protect the approach to the Pile
Gate(the busiest entrance) and look out west along with Fort Lawrence

Fort St John and Fort Revelin both guard east and over the old harbour.

The walls were built over the course of 450 years and turned Medieval Ragusa into a self-sufficient
working state. Within these strong walls stood everything people would need. Rgusa had its own
healthcare service, hospital, pharmacy, water supply and even orphanage

It takes approximately two hours to walk all around the city walls

Walking around the walls, you can see the entirety of Dubrovnik in all its glor, with its fascinating
fortresses and delicate streets.

View the iconic landmarks such as the Bell Tower of Dubrovnik's Cathedral, soak up the view of the
Adriatic sea

Lovrijenac Fortress sits on a 37m high cliff

The cost to entrer the Dubrovnik City walls is around 200HRK for an adult and 50HRK for a child

The most recognizable landmark that define the phisiognomy of the historical city and give the city
its characteristic and world known reputation

Untouched city walls

The walls surround the city with the total lenght of 1940 metres

Composed of a range of forts, bastions, casemates, towers and freestanding Fortresses

Constructed during difficult times when the city was in constant danger

The history goes back to the early Middle Ages

They managed to survive the 15 months long invasion by the Saracens in the 9th century
They continued to be strenghtened and improved up to the 16th century; the definite appearance of
this system dates back to what we call the Golden Age of Dubrovnik

Measuring 2 kilometres in lenght, dotted with impressive forts, remains the city's dominant
landmark.