The Foretress of Ulcinj a mighty fortification system encircles the Ulcinj Old Town. The Ulcinj Fortress is located on a stone cape, with strong waves hitting its impenetrable walls. The Old Town is very much similar to medieval cities protected by massive walls. Inside the walls, there is a citadel called “The Upper Town“. Around 100 black slaves lived in Ulcinj, and one of the slaves, who spent five years in prison in the Ulcinj Fortress, was Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes himself. After his liberation, Cervantes wrote Don Quixote. It is thought that two female characters in the work were inspired by Cervantes’s stay in Ulcinj. One of the small squares inside the Old Town is called “Trg Robova (Slave Square)“, which is believed to have once been a slave trade spot. The Old Town can be entered from the northern gate of the city.
The Old Town boasts a small museum complex and a mosque, which actually serves as a museum and an archive which keeps all of the Old City documents. Some of the most important objects kept there include: an ancient pedestal with an incription dedicated to Greek goddess Artemis, ancient stones, as well as several axes dating back to the Bronze Age. In the small lapidarium inside, one can see an Ionic pillar capital, as well as the remains of a 14th century church ciborium. The small museum is situated inside a church build in 1510, which was alter converted into a mosque by the Turks.
Ticket price for Ulcinj Fortress
Regular ticket price: € 1.00
Reduced ticket price: € 0.50 - for children
Working hours of Ulcinj Fortress
The working hours of the fortress are from 01.06 to 15.09 from 09am to 1pm and from 4pm to 9pm.
Author of the text:
Marijana Niković licensed tourist guide for Montenegro.
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