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The ancient part of the city – Gradske Zidine. The whole historical center of the city is a pedestrian zone, which is located on an enormous rock over the sea with the 2-kilometer wall around. If you want, you can get upstairs and enjoy the baroque beauty of the city from the birds' eye view. The ancient walls (Gradske Zidine) are the symbol of Dubrovnik. They were built in the 10th century and later, in the 13th century, they were completed. In its creation took part such well-know architects as Michelozzo and Ferramolino. The whole length of the walls comes to 940m, the height – 25m, the thickness – 6m. More than that, the walls are fortified with ten semicircular bastions.

All the sights in the historical center are situated on several square meters. The main street, Stradun Street (its former name is Placa) is extremely cozy and fascinating market street, surrounded by plenty of small paved with marble streets, along which you can walk for hours. Stradun Street leads to the historical center of the city and crosses Dubrovnik from the east to the west. The street was created in the 2th century after the channel, that separated the island and the land was dried and filled up. Nowadays you will find there a lot of eye-catching bars and cafes. It's forbidden to drive into the area inside the walls, which surely disposes to having a walk.
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