Next to the garden is a portion of the double defense wall surrounding the city.
Today it is possible to see only remains of one defense wall.
In 1685, a defense wall with seven bastions was built.
Višnjan was surrounded by a defense wall until the 18th century.
Its gentle slopes run out beyond the line of the defense walls.
In the 18th century the church was surrounded by a second defense wall.
Beginning in 1492, he projected and directed construction of the defense walls around the city.
He shook his head and looked out once more at the narrow street that ended in the defense wall.
A defense wall against Ottoman attacks is also located at the site.
The Palmer incident was used as the base for building a defense wall in near by roads.