Bokar
iDennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Ready-made walk · Dubrovnik

Towers and Fortresses of the Walls

5 stops · ~50 min · 2.9 km

Fortifications

Circle the defences that kept the Republic of Dubrovnik free, starting at Lovrijenac on its sea rock and the Bokar tower at the western end of the walls. Climb towards the great round Minčeta, cross to the moated Revelin built against Ottoman threat, and finish at Sv. Ivan guarding the old harbour.

The stops, in walking order

  1. Bokar
    iDennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0)

    Stop 1: Bokar

    ~3 min here

    Bokar is a defensive tower built into Dubrovnik’s city walls, at their western end near Lovrijenac Fortress.

  2. Sv. Ivan
    iBracodbk (CC BY-SA 3.0)

    Stop 2: Sv. Ivan

    ~3 min here

    Sv. Ivan is a fortress woven into Dubrovnik’s city walls, with a curved monumental outline that once guarded the harbour from the southern side.

  3. Revelin
    iRamón from Llanera, España (CC BY-SA 2.0)

    Stop 3: Revelin

    ~3 min here

    Revelin is the massive fortress beside Dubrovnik’s landward walls, separated from them by a deep moat and reached by a bridge.

  4. Minčeta
    iSailko (CC BY 3.0)

    Stop 4: Minčeta

    ~3 min here

    Minčeta is the great circular tower rising from Dubrovnik’s walls, and its massive form once served as a powerful landward defence.

  5. Lovrijenac
    iPufacz (Public domain)

    Stop 5: Lovrijenac

    ~3 min here

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

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