Fort George

Fort George, also called Fortica, was built while Vis was under British rule. Construction began in April 1812 under Colonel George Duncan Robertson; the fort was named for King George III and was completed in 1813 on the northern side of the harbour entrance. This elongated complex measures 105 metres in length and is surrounded by a ditch; its original entrance was reached by a wooden drawbridge. Inside were two courtyards, barracks, stores and rainwater cisterns. After the British departure, the Austrian army used the fort, followed by the Yugoslav People’s Army after the Second World War. It is now demilitarised.