Mali Stone

Sitting by the waters edge in Mali Stone gazing out past the tower, what a beautiful place this is.

Ston (Stagno) is a fortified town situated only 5 km far from the Adriatic Highway where the peninsula of Pelješac (Sabbioncello) is connected with the mainland, 59 km away from Dubrovnik (Ragusa). There are two towns: Ston (Stagno) faces the open sea and Mali Ston (Stagno Piccolo) in the Neretva Channel. Both towns are connected with ancient walls (5 km long), with a series of 41 towers and forts. Ston (Stagno) is one of the most beautiful examples of a fortified town and Ragusean architecture. Ston (Stagno) is the Roman "Stagnum", it's inscribed in the "Tabula Peutingeriana" as "Turris Stagni".