Austria-Hungary : with excursions to Cetinje, Belgrade, and Bucharest : handbook for travellers . apoleon to thenew Kingdom of Illyria. Since 1814 the town has belonged toAustria. Ragusa was seriously damaged by earthquake in 1667. —The word argosy ( vessel of Ragusa) still bears witness to theformer commercial importance of the town. Coming from Gravosa, we pass, outside the town of Ragusa,the Town Park (Gradac; 1/2 M. from Porta Pille; fine views) onthe right, while to the left is the Hot. Imperial (see above). Ad-joining the Porta Pille is the so-called Brsalje, a piazza with abeautiful
Austria-Hungary : with excursions to Cetinje, Belgrade, and Bucharest : handbook for travellers . apoleon to thenew Kingdom of Illyria. Since 1814 the town has belonged toAustria. Ragusa was seriously damaged by earthquake in 1667. —The word argosy ( vessel of Ragusa) still bears witness to theformer commercial importance of the town. Coming from Gravosa, we pass, outside the town of Ragusa,the Town Park (Gradac; 1/2 M. from Porta Pille; fine views) onthe right, while to the left is the Hot. Imperial (see above). Ad-joining the Porta Pille is the so-called Brsalje, a piazza with abeautiful avenue of mulberry-trees (concerts frequently) and theAmerling Fountain, by Rendic (1900). From the S. side of it weobtain a charming view of the sea and of Fort San Lorenzo (148 ft.)on an isolated rock. To the E. a bridge and the Porta Pille leadinto the town; in a niche on the gateway is a statue of San Biagio(Blasius), the patron-saint of Ragusa, at whose festival (Feb. 3rd)the peasants of the surrounding country in their picturesque nation-al costumes take part in the great 1 Gitardia 2 Gundulic 3 Orlando 4 Torre delLOrolog mom. 1 : S= EngLMal£S SJlia Mocilje
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