Salt field - pool (solani ston) (Ston) | monument, interesting place

Croatia / Split-Dalmacija / Podgora / Ston
 monument, interesting place

Ston's salt pools are located on the Peljesac peninsula in southern Dalmatia, near Dubrovnik, near the town of Ston. Since time immemorial, there are going to pure sea salt. In the Middle Ages, sea salt cost extremely expensive on the world market and has been the key to prosperity of the Dubrovnik Republic. To protect against attacks on valuable Stonskuyu salt on the mountain wall was built, such as the Great China.
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Coordinates:   42°49'59"N   17°41'40"E
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