Here's one last picture. These are Dubrovnik's walls but are not in the city itself but were key to defending it as they protect the narrow isthmus leading into the peninsula of Pelješac which Dubrovnik acquired in 1333. These are the walls of Ston and claim to be the second longest in Europe (after Hadrian's walls -- see our page at: http://www.dickschmitt.com/travels/England/hadrianswall/index.html .) These were about 4.5 miles long when built in the 15th century (with 40 towers and 5 fortresses). The dots in the water are of cages used to farm seafood. Ston itself was the center of the salt production for the region and perhaps has the oldest salt planes in the Adriatic area. Someday there may be a near bridge here. If so, it will connect all of Croatia now separated by the tiny projection of Bosnia Herzegovina into the Adriatic.
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