Omiš – Mirabela (Peovica) fortress

The Omiš Mirabela fortress is a trademark of the town from which extends a view over the whole of Omiš and the majority of the central Dalmatian islands. The Mirabela fortress is the principal reminder of Omiš’s pirate past. A Byzantine coin, inserted by a pirate during the construction of the fortress, was found in its foundations and so thanks to this coin it can be seen that Mirabela was built in the 13^th century. It is a fortress above the old town core whose purpose was to serve as a lookout for pirates who were able to monitor the entire Brač channel from it.