Pile Gate
Guide
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FreeSightAllow 10–20 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
The western way into the old town: a stone bridge over the old moat, an outer gate and an inner gate, with a statue of St Blaise watching over each.
A brief history
The wooden drawbridge was raised every night until the 1800s, closing the city to the outside world.
Tips
- Best time
- Early morning, before the tour groups arrive
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 10–20 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Pile: Just outside the west gate, by Fort Lovrijenac and the main bus stop; rooms up steep lanes, five minutes from the walls.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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