Its polished limestone main street, the Stradun, runs from the Pile Gate to the old harbour, lined with churches, palaces and cafés. Highlights include the Gothic-Renaissance Rector’s Palace, now home to the Cultural History Museum, and the Franciscan monastery, whose pharmacy, founded in 1317, is one of the oldest in Europe.
The classic experience is a walk along the City Walls, a circuit of almost two kilometres with views over terracotta roofs and the open sea. The town was damaged during the siege of 1991–92 and has since been carefully restored.
