17. Town Walls with Bastions
Over a long period of 2500 years, the area of the Montenegrin coast was quite significant due to numerous different factors, but primarily for its unique strategic position. On this coast military, commercial, cultural and religious interests of several ethnic groups were being intertwined. Fortification architecture had a key function in the development of cities […]
22. Main Town Gate
The main entrance to the town used to be located ten meters north of the current one. In front of it there used to be a circular protection in the form of a low tower where weapons were left before entering the town. The tower was demolished by the Austrians in 1867 and formed a […]
28. Big Square
The contemporary urban space of the Old Town represents an ambient whole of monumental buildings, sacred objects, gates, a network of numerous streets and among them squares. The squares give a special touch to the city, and the most important place is the Poets’ Square near the gate of Murava. As the name suggests, lovers […]
26. Port authority Gate
The port authority Gate is the third gate on the northern town wall, located in the extreme eastern part. The gate leads to the Marina and the Captain’s building.