Ragusa

"HOTEL IMPERIAL, on the Brsalje, with view of the sea, lift, etc., 1st class [...]; HOTEL DE LA VILLE, good cousine; LACROMA, at the harbour [...] - Cafés-Restaurants. Arciduca Federigo, in the Brsalje; Comunale, in the Palazzo Comunale. CABS in the Brsalje [...]; ROWING BOAT to the Military Bath 24 h., [...] - SEA BATHS at the Military Baths, below the road of San Giacomo [...]. POST & TELEGRAPH OFFICE, Široka Ulica, to the S. of the Corso. Ragusa, Slav. Dubrovnik, an old town of 8400 inhab., lies most picturesquely at the foot and on the slopes of Mte. Sergio (Srg; 1350 ft.). Down to 1805 an independent republic, annexed in 1808 by Napolean to the new 'kingdom of Illyria', the town has belonged to Austria since 1814. Ragusa was seriously damaged by earthquake in 1667. The interesting costumes of the natives are best seen on Sunday mornings. [...] Adjoining the Porta Pille is the Brsalje, a piazza with a beautiful avenue of mulberry trees (concerts frequently) and the Amerling Fountain, by Rendic (1900). From the S. side of it we obtain a charming view of the sea and of Fort San Lorenzo (148 ft.) on an isolated rock. To the E. a bridge and the narrow Porta Pille lead into the town; in a niche on the gateway is a statue of St. Biagio (Blasius), the patron-saint of the town. Outside the gate a road ascends to the N. to the Minceta Tower (erected in 1464), turns to the E., and leads round the huge *Town Walls to the Porta Ploce on the S. side of the town (permission for walking on the top of the walls, 3/4 hr., must be obtained at the commandant's office). Beginning at the Porta Pille, the Placa or Stradone, usually called the Corso, intersects the whole town from W. to E. On the right we first observe the Onofrio Fountain, a rotunda of 1437. Opposite, to the left, is the Franciscan Church [...] farther on, is the Servian Church. At the E. end of the Corso is a piazza with the church of San Biagio [...]. On the left is the former mint, now the Dogana or custom-hous, built in 1520 in the Venetian Renaissance style [...]. Adjuacent to the right is a Clock Tower [...], the PALAZZO COMUNALE, erected in 1862 with a café on the groundfloor, the Theatre, and (on the 2nd floor) the Museo Patrio. Adjacent is the RECTOR'S PALACE [...] to the S. of the Rector's Palace rises the Cathedral (Duomo).[...] We return to the Corso and pass through the clock-tower. To the left is the Dominican Monastery".