Exploring Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a city in southern Croatia fronting the Adriatic Sea. It is known for its distinctive Old Town, encircled with massive stone walls completed in the 16th century.
The walls are 1,940 metres long and you can walk all the way around them. However, you can get down half way. During this walk you will explore Dubrovnik from a completely new angle.
The main wall on the sea-facing side of Dubrovnik stretches from Fort Bokar in the west to St. John Fortress in the south, and to the Revelin Fortress on the land-side. These walls are 1.5 to 5 meters thick, depending on their location and its strategic importance. The objective of these walls were to help defend the city from sea-based attacks, particularly from the Republic of Venice, which was often considered a threat to Dubrovnik's safety.
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