OLD TOWN MUSEUM (ZAVIČAJNI MUZEJ)

This museum is a historical complex of interest consisting of several buildings within the old town. After entering the museum, you can see on the left some vaults protected by gates. For a long time, these vaults were used as prison cells. Legend has it that the famous Spanish writer Cervantes (1547-1616) stayed here after being wounded at the Battle of Lepanto. The large tower, located next to the church-mosque is known as the Balšića tower, dating from the end of the 14th century and thus from the Balšića dynasty. The small square, opposite the church and the tower, is known as the Slave Square. Indeed, this is where the main black slave market of the city developed with the city of Tripoli in Libya. Still in the enclosure of the citadel, you can see the remains of the first foundations of the citadel (cyclopean constructions). To see them, go under the vaulted passage at the end and to the left of the square from the entrance gate. The ruins are clearly visible after a few steps on the left, behind a small wall. The Church of St Mary, in the middle of Slave Square, houses a small collection of ancient artefacts, including two Bronze Age axes, and stone sculptures of Turkish and Ionic origin (an order of Greek architecture that emerged around 560 BC).