Ston - Peljesac

Ston is a small town on Peljesac, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula. It has about 2500 inhabitants Ston was a military fort of the Ragusan (Dubrovnik) Republic whose defensive walls are a notable feat of medieval architecture: there is a 890 meters long town wall and 5 km Great Wall outside the town. The walls extend to Mali Ston (the little Ston), a smaller town on the northern side of the Pelješac and the end of the Gulf of Mali Ston (Malostonski zaljev), well known for it's salt and oyster production. |