TVRĐAVA SV.NIKOLA / ST.NICHOLAS FORTRESS ŠIBENIK

St. Nicholas fortress is a coastal fortification and was built in 16th century. Not far from today’s fort there were two towers with sharp chains that prevented enemy ships to enter the channel.

Those two towers were demolished after the fort was built. The reason for building the fort was the fall of the city of Skradin under Turkish attack in 1522.

Conquesting the city of Skradin, the Turks gained a good position for building sea connection with interior land, which was important for trading.

The most interesting thing about fortress is its triangle shape, as forts of that kind of shape were rare in Croatia and in Europe.

The most interesting thing about fortress is its triangle shape, as forts of that kind of shape were rare in Croatia and in Europe.

Why visit St. Nicholas fortress?

1. In 2017 it was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list
2. It is made of beautiful white stone in the lower parts, and of red stone in the upper parts
3. It is one of the strongest coastal fortifications in the Adriatic.
4. Some scenes of popular series Game of Thrones were filmed at the fortress