Experts' Choice Award Pile Gate
What the experts agree on
Dubrovnik's iconic 1537 entrance combines Renaissance architecture with a historic wooden drawbridge, serving as the traditional gateway into the walled city and an essential starting point for exploring the old town.
“This gate is a reminder of the time when the city was locked every evening and only Catholics were allowed to remain inside the city walls.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "Combining a Renaissance arch with a wooden drawbridge on chains, this has always been the main entrance to the city walls."
Lonely Planet "The natural starting point to any visit to Dubrovnik, this fabulous city gate was built in 1537." Full review
Frommer's "In the days of the republic, both entrances into the walled city were closed at night." Full review
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at the beginning of the Placa Thoroughfare (Stradun), Dubrovnik, Croatia
