Bokar Fortress
City Walls, 20000 Dubrovnik
Bokar Fortress is often called the oldest casemate fortress in Europe, and while architectural historians will argue about that claim until the end of time, the building's credentials are impressive.
Dominican Monastery
4 Svetoga Dominika, Grad, Dubrovnik, 20000, Croatia
The Republic of Ragusa didn't just tolerate its monasteries — it weaponised them.
Dubrovnik City Walls
Ispod mira, Grad, Dubrovnik, 20000, Croatia
These walls have absorbed cannonballs, earthquake tremors, and the footsteps of roughly two million tourists a year — and they haven't budged an inch.
Franciscan Monastery & Old Pharmacy
Placa 2, 20000 Dubrovnik
Tucked inside this 14th-century monastery complex is a pharmacy that has been dispensing medicine without interruption since 1317.
Large Onofrio Fountain
Poljana Paska Miličevića, Grad, Dubrovnik, 20000, Croatia
This sixteen-sided polygon of stone and water, sitting just inside the Pile Gate, is the terminus of an engineering project so ambitious it still functions nearly six centuries later.
Minčeta Tower
City Walls, 20000 Dubrovnik
This is the crown of Dubrovnik's defences — literally and figuratively.
Orlando's Column
Luža Square, 20000 Dubrovnik
Standing in Luža Square since 1418, this stone column features a carved knight whose forearm literally defined how business was done in the Republic of Ragusa.
Pile Gate
Ul. Vrata od Pila, 20000 Dubrovnik
Every day for centuries, the keys to this gate were ceremonially handed to the Rector at sunset and returned at dawn.
Ploče Gate
Ul. Vrata od Ploča, 20000 Dubrovnik
If Pile Gate is Dubrovnik's front door, Ploče Gate is the side entrance — and the Republic fortified it even more heavily.
Revelin Fortress
Ul. Svetog Dominika, 20000 Dubrovnik
The Republic of Ragusa built this fortress for one reason: they were terrified of the Venetians.
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