St John’s fortress is located at the far southeast part of the city harbour. It was named after the church of St. John, which was located along the
The Fish Market Gate (Vrata od Ribarnice) was the city gate through which one entered the northern part of the city harbour. The decision to
There were a number of shipyards in the Dubrovnik area: larger ones were in the town of Suđurađ on the island of Lopud and on the island of Šipan,
The Penalty Tower played an important role in the fortification system of the harbour. It was located at the south-eastern corner of the Great
The most significant intervention in the historic city harbour in the second half of the 19th century was the construction of Porporela breakwater in
Dubrovnik's maritime routes continued along continental routes. Without the deep inland territories of the Balkans, the maritime trade routes would
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