Gagliarda Tower

THE MOST IMPRESSIVE RAB CITY WALLS

The new town with three longitudinal and many transverse streets stretches from the Stjepan Radić Street to the Town of St. Christopher and the Gagliarda Tower, where the new city gates were erected. West of the town and the city walls, in the suburbs, you will see a large area called Komrčar and Varoš. The most impressive city walls are located on this side facing the mainland. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the 20th c., the two towers and the lower city gate were demolished.

MIGHTY TOWERS DEFENDED THE ENTRANCE TO THE TOWN

The walls opposite Komrčar were erected in the 14th c. and were reconstructed in the 15th c and fortified with two new mighty towers, such as the Tower of St. Christopher (Sv. Kristofor) and the Gagliarda Tower. At the foot of the Tower of St. Christopher is the Gagliarda Tower, connected with a solid cortina (brickwork), with a doorpost in the middle. On the inside you can see the medieval gate, with the external gate being added in the 15th c. The towers defended the entrance to the town and since then one can get to the area outside the city walls (varoš) mentioned in the 2nd half of the 14th c., with several houses lined up along the road leading to the Kokošica Hill and the village of Palit through the new gate.