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Walls of Ston
Medieval walls
Medieval walls that once ran about 7 km across Pelješac, linking Ston with Mali Ston.
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Image courtesy of © Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Image courtesy of © Jules Verne Times Two · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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About Walls of Ston
Ston’s great walls once ran some 7,000 metres, among the longest fortifications in Europe, built from 1333 to guard the Pelješac peninsula and its precious salt pans for the Republic of Dubrovnik. Linking Ston with Mali Ston, the system includes three forts, 41 towers and seven bastions, and took almost four centuries to complete. Today you can walk the ramparts over the rooftops and salt pans, with the bay glittering below. Bring water and a hat in summer, and reward yourself afterwards with oysters in Mali Ston.
Our take
- Begun in 1333
- Ston to Mali Ston walk
- 41 towers and forts
- Open all year
- Address
- Ston, the Balkans
- Website
- citywallsdubrovnik.hr
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Walls of Ston before you go.
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