The Stone Gate
The Stone Gate is one of the narrated stops on the self-guided Zagreb audio walking tour in Gingerguide. Plan about ~20 min here. Press play at the spot for its two to three minute story, or ask the AI guide anything about it.
- Type monument
- Suggested visit ~20 min
- Zagreb Zagreb guide
About The Stone Gate
The last medieval gate of the old upper town, now a candlelit shrine built into its vaulted passage, where a treasured image of the Virgin and Child draws Zagrebans to pray and give thanks.
The Stone Gate (Kamenita vrata) is the only surviving gate of the medieval walls of Gradec, the hilltop town that grew into Zagreb's Upper Town. The walls were required after King Béla IV granted Gradec the status of a free royal city in 1242, and the gate is thought to date from about 1266, though its present form is from the eighteenth century.
Its vaulted passage doubles as a chapel. Behind an ornate wrought-iron grille is a cherished old image of the Mother of God with the infant Jesus, honoured since a great fire of 1731, from which, by tradition, the little painting emerged unharmed. The walls are lined with votive plaques reading 'Hvala' (Thank you), and in 1991 the Mother of God of the Stone Gate was proclaimed patron of Zagreb.
Did you know? The Stone Gate (Kamenita vrata) is the only surviving gate of the medieval walls of Gradec, the hilltop town that became Zagreb's Upper Town; it is thought to date from about 1266.
How long should you spend at The Stone Gate?
Plan about ~20 min at The Stone Gate. That is enough to take it in and hear its narrated story; stay longer if it grabs you. The tour is self-guided, so there is no rush.
Is The Stone Gate worth visiting?
The Stone Gate is one of the 13 sights the Gingerguide team researched and narrated in Zagreb, so it earns a place on a self-guided walk. Its story explains why it matters, and you can ask the AI guide anything the story leaves open.
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