Pile Gate

Vrata od Pila

Over the drawbridge and under St Blaise into town

Hours

Always open

Tickets

Free

Address

West end of the Old Town, right by the main bus stop and taxi rank

Cross the stone bridge and wooden drawbridge and St Blaise, the city's patron saint, looks down from his niche holding a model of the town. The outer gate dates from 1537; a short dog-leg passage leads to a second, inner gate, and when you step out of it Stradun and Onofrio's Fountain open up all at once. The drawbridge used to be raised every night, and the dry moat below is now a small garden. Buses, taxis and tour meeting points all cluster here, so most Old Town days start at this gate.