Porta Maestra 14th - 15th century

On the southern segment of the town walls towards the Hvar square, there are two gates. The western one is called Porta Maestra, the main town gate. The gate has a monumental portal in the Gothic style. Above the gate is a preserved machicolation with three double consoles, which is reinforced on the inside by a parapet over a segmental arch. In the 15th century, it was called the Palm Gate - porta del Datallo, after the tall palm tree in the nearby garden of the Paladini Palace, and in the 16th century, the Market Gate - porta del Mercato.