The historic city of Dubrovnik is slowly getting ready for the summer season, the film crews have gone home, at least for now, and the first cruise ships have arrived. And, just in time, the temporary wooden bridge on the Pile entrance has been removed today, revealing a shiny new wooden bridge.

The temporary bridge was installed in early February whilst work on the bridge began. It wasn’t without its critics, as the pontoon style bridge has steep steps on both sides and proved mission impossible for prams, wheelchairs and citizens carrying shopping bags. Today the situation returned to normal, status quo, when the pontoon bridge was removed and the new, wooden bridge unveiled.

The secretary of the Friends of Dubrovnik Antiquities, Niko Kapetanic, the organisation that controls and cares for the Dubrovnik City Walls, reported that after the removal of the temporary bridge the work on the lower sides of the entrance walls will continue.