IMG_9234 - Between earthquakes and the 1990’s wars, there is always on-going restoration needed in these countries.
IMG_9238 - Veliki Kaštio, the principle fortress in Ston, was built in 1357. Heavily damaged since 1800, it is now being repaired.
IMG_9240 - St Blaise (Sveti Vlaha) church in Ston. It was again repaired in 2017, after four earthquakes and rebuilds since 1342.
IMG_9242 - A small canal from the inner end of the Stonski Kanal into the town of Ston
IMG_9249 - An aerial view of the salt ponds, and the walls over the mountain between the bays that define the peninsula
IMG_9250 - Collecting the salt
IMG_9252 - An archway, engraved to St Blaise, into the old town of Ston
IMG_9253 - Inside the archway is St Blaise church
IMG_9254 - On this trip we had free time to wander around the old town of Ston. In 2018 we did more in Mali Ston.
IMG_9256 - Croatia is feral cat country, like Italy and western Europe. Farther east there are more dogs.
IMG_9257 - The city walls of Ston-Mali Ston block the narrow, only, land connection of the Pelješac peninsula to the mainland.
IMG_9259 - These defensive walls of Ston are second longest in the world, after the Great Wall of China.