Croatia

Split

Grad (City Centre)

Interesting Location

Bastion Contarini (Sveti Jerolim)

What are those stone walls?

Niche

Why You'll Love It

In the sixteenth century, the Turks took Klis Fortress, and Split was threatened. The Venetians undertook an effort to build bastions in the seventeenth century to protect Split.

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The Details

Address

Bastion Contarini (Sveti Jerolim), Hrvojeva, Split, Croatia

Cost

Free

Website (if available)

Know Before You Go

They haven’t been terribly well preserved, but you’ll find remnants of bastions here and there surrounding Old Town.

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