The Ploče Gate

The fortifications before you connect the outer part of the city to the centre, and they once played a key defensive role as Dubrovnik’s ramparts. While the Pile gate takes you west, the Ploče gate leads you east of the city. Built in 1628, more than 80 years after Pile Gate, it’s no less important! In the past, Eastern merchants entered through here to sell their goods. You can reach the gate by crossing the bridge, topped with a statue of Saint-Blaise, the city’s patron saint. Ploče gate is also the city’s only gate with a neighbour… The Revelin fortress, a key part of the city’s old security system.