Beyond the Pile Gate: Gradac Park and Danče

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Lovrijenac

   ~3 min here

   Lovrijenac is the fortress rising on a rocky outcrop beyond Dubrovnik’s city walls.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Vrata od Pila

   ~3 min here

   Vrata od Pila forms the western entrance to Dubrovnik’s Old Town, a gateway complex in the district of Pile.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Park Gradac

   ~3 min here

   Park Gradac is Dubrovnik’s largest and best-known park, with pine woodland, wooden benches, and a small pond at the entrance.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Sveta Marija

   ~15 min here

   Sveta Marija is a votive church within a convent complex at Danče, accompanied by a cemetery and the remains of a 15th-century quarantine station.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Plaža Danče

   ~3 min here

   Plaža Danče is a rocky Dubrovnik beach beneath the convent complex of Saint Mary, with Gradac Park above it.

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