Kamerlengo Fortress Trogir: Climb the Walls for the Best View

Kamerlengo is the Venetian fortress that sits at the south-western end of Trogir, on the waterfront, and it once guarded the harbour and the sea approach to the town. Built in the 15th century and extended afterwards, it is a low, angular fortress with a tall central tower, connected to the old town by a curtain wall that once enclosed the whole seafront.

The fortress takes its name from the kamerlengo, the Venetian financial official who was based here, and its form is typical of late Venetian military architecture, thick walls angled to take cannon, a dry ditch and a single strong tower. Today it is open to visitors, who can walk the walls for a view over the town, the harbour and the channel to Čiovo.

Trogir itself is a UNESCO World Heritage site, a near-complete medieval and Renaissance stone town on a tiny island, and Kamerlengo is one of its two great fortifications, the other being the St Mark’s Tower. The fortress sometimes hosts summer events and concerts inside its walls.

For photographers, the fortress from the harbour at dusk and the view from its tower over the rooftops of Trogir are the shots. Combine it with the cathedral of St Lawrence and the waterfront for a full circuit of the old town.

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