HALEBIJA TOWER

This tower (Kula Halebija) guards the western entrance to the Old Bridge. Built at the same time as the Tara Tower (1676) opposite, it is also semi-cylindrical, but of lower height (about 18 m) with 3 m thick walls at the base. During the Ottoman period, it housed guards and served as a prison. Since its renovation in 2002, it houses the Old Bridge Divers Club and an exhibition space. The tower continues with a door that closed the access to the bridge. This one is surmounted by a pretty wooden watchtower with a slate roof.