Fort Revelin
The most heavily built of the four independent forts — designed to guard the eastern approach and the Old Port.
Massive square Fort Revelin guarding the Old Port entrance
What to expect at Fort Revelin
Revelin sits just outside the Ploče Gate on the eastern flank of the Old Town, a massive irregular pentagon of stone completed in 1549 after 11 years of construction that was so demanding the government banned all other building work in the city until it was done. Its purpose was singular: defend the Old Port and the landward approach from the east. The fort was engineered to be indestructible — and in the 1667 earthquake, while much of the city collapsed, Revelin held so well it became the temporary government seat and treasury.
Today Revelin functions primarily as an events venue and archaeological exhibition space. The stone hall inside is enormous, and by night it turns into Culture Club Revelin, one of the Adriatic's most striking nightclubs. By day you can climb to the terrace for a rare eastward view of the port, the walls, and Mount Srđ rising behind. Combine it with a short walk to the Ploče Gate and the eastern stretch of walls for a natural half-day.
Questions about Fort Revelin
$8 for the archaeological exhibition when it is open. The nightclub cover is separate and around $20.
Free access during select public events and festival opening days in July.
30-45 minutes for the exhibition and terrace.
Reduced winter hours (weekends only from November to April). Closed most weekdays in low season.
Not for daytime visits. For the nightclub, book tables via clubrevelin.com.
Ploče Gate — buses 1A, 1B, 3 and 8 stop at Pile; from Pile it is a 10-minute walk through the Old Town, or take a taxi directly to Ploče.
Hotels near Fort Revelin
More museums
All museums
From the journal
All posts
Hotels
Hotels with pools in Dubrovnik, ranked
Nine Dubrovnik hotels with genuinely swimmable pools, ranked on water quality, view, crowd and the honest price you pay in July versus October.
Hotels
Best family hotels in Dubrovnik, ranked
Ten Dubrovnik hotels rated for families with kids aged 3-12, judged on room size, kids' pool, walkability, and whether breakfast has anything a picky eight-year-old will eat.
Hotels
Hotels with free parking in Dubrovnik
Parking inside Dubrovnik costs $35-$50 a day at commercial garages, so the eight hotels below that include free parking save a road-tripping family around $250 a week.