About Walls of Ston
Fortifications, Historic, Interesting Places, Castles
The Walls of Ston are a series of defensive stone walls, originally more than 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long, that surrounded and protected the city of Ston, in Dalmatia, part of the Republic of Ragusa, in what is now southern Croatia. Their construction was begun in 1358. Today, it is the second-longest preserved fotification system in the world.
The Walls of Ston were known as the "European wall of China".
Ian Plummer of California currently holds the world record for fastest run over the wall connecting Ston to Mali Ston. The record was set on June 15, 2019. While the female record was set by Cora Taylor (UK) on July 8th, 2019.
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