Dubrovnik is the most important historical port of the eastern Adriatic. Its geographical position in the open sea of the southern Adriatic Sea and
The Ponta Gate (Vrata od Ponte) was the city gate through which one entered the southern part of the city harbor. Throughout history, it has been
Next the Tower of St. Luke there used to be the city slaughterhouse. Initially, it was just an opened space in front of the city wall, accessed
St. John's Tower was the main fortification for the defense of the historic port of Dubrovnik. The city port was closed off with a chain, and this
The most significant intervention in the historic city harbour in the second half of the 19th century was the construction of Porporela breakwater in
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,
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