Istria Culture and Natural Attractions
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THE FRESCOES OF ISTRIA 1 OPRTALJ 2 VIŽINADA 3 RAKOTULE 4 BAČVA SAVUDRIJA 5 SV. LOVREČ 6 KLOŠTAR 7 ŠORIĆI UMAG 1 8 BALE 9 PEROJ MOMJAN 17 10 BARBAN 1 11 SVETVINČENAT BUZET 12 KANFANAR BUJE 16 7 13 DVIGRAD 14 ŽMINJ 23 2 PIETRAPELOSA 8 OPRTALJ 2 UČKA NATURE PARK 15 LINDAR GROŽNJAN ROČ 16 BERAM 3 6 1 12 ISTARSKE TOPLICE SPA 15 20 17 PAZIN 22 7 MRAMORNICA CAVE 18 DRAGUĆ KOTLI 19 HUM 5 MIRNA 2 20 ROČ 14 19 VIŽINADA MOTOVUN HUM NOVIGRAD 5 9 10 4 3 18 THE GLAGOLITIC ALLEY 11 Butoniga 4 DRAGUĆ 13 21 10 9 BERAM 12 6 BAREDINE CAVE 17 PARENZANA 19 POREČ PAZIN 10 PAZIN PIT 10 GRAČIŠĆE 20 8 2 5 16 15 11 6 18 KRŠAN SV. LOVREČ PIĆAN 9 THE CASTLES OF ISTRIA THE CENTRE OF ISTRIA 8 3 DVIGRAD 13 14 1 MOMJAN VRSAR 2 SV. LOVREČ 9 ROMUALDO’S CAVE 7 8 KINGDOM OF FEŠTINI CAVE 3 DVIGRAD 12 LABIN 4 BALE 4 LIM CHANNEL 5 SVETVINČENAT 7 6 MUTVORAN 5 11 12 7 7 LABIN 4 SVETVINČENAT 8 KOŽLJAK 6 16 15 10 9 KRŠAN ROVINJ 10 PAZIN 17 11 BOLJUN BALE 8 12 BELAJ 11 PALUD 13 DRAGUĆ 3 3 14 HUM 4 15 ROČ 16 PIETRAPELOSA 5 2 17 RAŠPOR 5 1 9 6 VODNJAN VENETIAN HERITAGE 14 6 2 1 UMAG 2 BUJE 4 3 GROŽNJAN 4 VIŽINADA 13 1 BRIJUNI NATIONAL PARK 5 MOTOVUN 1 6 OPRTALJ 7 BUZET PULA 8 ROČ 3 9 HUM 10 LUPOGLAV ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARKS 2 11 GRAČIŠĆE 1 NEZAKCIJ 12 LABIN 2 VIŽULA 13 PULA MEDULIN 3 PULA 14 VODNJAN 4 BRIJUNI 15 SVETVINČENAT 5 BETIGA 16 BALE 6 MONKODONJA 17 ROVINJ 7 DVIGRAD 18 SV. LOVREČ 1 8 POREČ 19 SV. IVAN OD ŠTERNE 9 ČERVAR PORAT 3 CAPE KAMENJAK 20 POREČ 10 LORUN 21 ČERVAR 22 DAJLA 23 ŠEGET STONE HUTS AND DRYSTONE WALLS 1 VODNJAN THE PATH OF DINOSAURS 2 FONTANA 3 SV. TOMA 1 RT KAMENJAK 4 SV. MARTIN 2 BRIJUNI 5 SV. FOŠKA 3 BALE 6 PEROJ Publisher: Istria Tourist Board For the publisher: Denis Ivošević Concept and design: Studio Sonda, Poreč Cover Photos: Fresco, Beram by Ivo Pervan, for the REVITAS Project; Amphitheatre, Pula by Goran Šebelić Text: Sedam i pol, Pula Edition: 12.500 Print: MGC studio, Poreč, XII/2011. CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS www.istra.com ATTRACTIONS OF ISTRIA OF ATTRACTIONS IstraCULTURAL, HISTORICAL Culture AND NATURAL ATTRACTIONS OF ISTRIA NATURAL AND HISTORICAL CULTURAL, SAVUDRIJA VIŽINADA BALE KRŠAN MOTOVUN Culture Istra Savudrija is a small fishing village with the ol- When in Vižinada, you must see the 14th cen- Bale will fascinate you with its architecture, pictu- The town of Kršan has preserved the main Magical Motovun is the best preserved medieval CULTURAL ITINERARIES NATURAL WONDERS dest lighthouse on the Adriatic, built in 1818. It tury frescoes in the Romanesque Church of St. resque streets, churches and dialects spoken by tower of its medieval castle, while other parts urban complex in Istria. It is home to a world-cla- was already densely populated in Roman times Barnaby, painted in the style of Giotto’s pupils, as the descendants of its Romanic inhabitants from have been significantly altered. In the castle ss film festival. The town centre is situated on a when its harbour was protected by a breakwa- well as the 15th century frescoes in Božje Polje. the south of Istria. The dominant structure is the yard is the neck of an old well from 1616 and hilltop, encircled with massive walls from the 13th ter. It provided shelter for ships and suppli- In summer, the old water well is a meeting place Soardo-Bembo Castle, built as living quarters, a valuable Gothic portal frame. Kršonski pir and 14th centuries, fortified with towers. The town between two towers. The town loggia, the Pretorian ed them with drinking water. Tradition has it for poets who write in the various local dialects. is a local event that relives old wedding cu- centre consists of Renaissance and Gothic houses, manor, the remains of towers, fortifications and ga- a Renaissance mansion-castle and a church from that the Venetian navy defeated the forces of Near the well stand a Neo-classical church, se- stoms through song and dance. Outside town tes all date from the Middle Ages. The parish church the late Renaissance. The bell tower is 13th century. THE FRESCOES OF ISTRIA VENETIAN HERITAGE Friedrich Barbarossa and Pope Alexander III at veral mansions, and a granary with a price-list is another castle called Kožljak. Stairs leading 1 BRIJUNI NP 7 MRAMORNICA CAVE was built in 1880. The remains of dinosaurs have The Town Hall is the largest Romanesque building of Savudrija in 1117. This event was immortalized carved in stone from 1726. The latter building to it are carved in live stone. been found along the coast, not far from Bale. its kind in Croatia. Legend has it that in ancient past by Domenico Tintoretto in the Dodge’s Palace. was used as a warehouse, when Vižinada had Motovun was inhabited by giants. In Search of Istria’s Frescoes is an exquisite and exi- Venice’s long rule on the west coast (13th -18th cen- Brijuni National Park is one of the most be- The Mramornica Cave, one of the largest its own port on the Mirna River. ting cultural journey. We find about 140 localities with tury) and in Istria’s interior (15th -18th century) has autiful of Mediterranean archipelagos. Deer, subterranean chambers in Istria is situated frescoes all over the peninsula. Some are elaborate left a trail of architecture and monuments. In the zebras, an elephant and other exotic ani- south of Brtonigla, in untouched nature. It pre- compositions, others just scenes or fragments, mostly mals live in the safari park on the largest of 15th century many streets and squares already had sents us with a richness of cave life, first des- UMAG BUZET found in churches where they were much more than a Venetian look. Even in smaller towns, houses were the 14 islands. Its mild micro climate favours cribed by the Italian travel writer Alberto Fortis OPRTALJ just décor. Depicting biblical scenes but also univer- built with large windows and balconies in the style the growth of native vegetation and the den- in 1770. The steep opening leads into a 100-m- Although inhabited since ancient times, Buzet sal issues regarding human destiny, they released The environs of Umag are teeming with the re- POREČ VODNJAN of Venetian Floral Gothic. Internal courtyards were se Mediterranean underbrush that covers a long and 50-m-high treasure chest of stalactites did not blossom until 1554 when it became the suppressed emotions and brought enlightenment to mains of Roman villas. In the 9th century Umag Today a peaceful and quiet place, 15th cen- introduced, and houses had several stories. In the third of the island’s area of 7 km2. Brijuni, the and stalagmites in various shades of red, yellow seat of Venetian military rule in Istria. The town fell under Frankish rule and was destroyed by the Poreč, along with Pula, was the first Roman colony Vodnjan will thrill you with the mummified bodies tury Oprtalj was a fortress that defended the the illiterate medieval peasant. The first frescoes in only national park in Istria, was once a jet-set late Middle Ages and the Baroque, the aristocracy and brown. The highest stalagmite reaches a in Istria. To this day it still preserves the same street walls were restored, trades and crafts flouris- Istria appeared during the Carolingian rule. Croatian prince Domagoj. On the main town squa- of its saints and celestials, kept in the Church of Venetian border in Istria. The town gates and and wealthy bourgeois families built palaces. meeting place, and the summer residence of height of 13 m. hed. A reservoir, the small and large town gates re, alongside the monumental church (1760) with layout of the Old Town as in antiquity, as well as the St. Blaise. Built from 1760 to 1850, the church loggia date from the 18th century, while the Their golden period is the Gothic Age (15th centu- President Tito. In the Bay of Veriga, we find the (16th century), the parish church (1784), and se- We find Venetian influence not only in residential its unfinished façade, we also see the bell tower ruins of its Roman temple. The Euphrasian Basilica has a rich interior and the highest bell tower in older houses were probably built in the Middle ry) when some of the most magnificent examples remains of antique rustic villas. Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage site, with its veral manors and houses were built. A souvenir buildings, but also in public buildings such as town and the public waterworks from the 17th centu- Istria (63 m). Vodnjan has preserved its medieval Ages although their appearance today is mostly of wall paintings in Istria were produced. In the world-known Byzantine mosaics and remains of of Buzet is the replica of earrings found in graves halls. Other kinds of public architecture such as ry. In the Old Town we find many Gothic houses, town appearance and its Istrian-Romanic dialect. Renaissance. The lavish church on the hilltop is 16th century the fashion faded and many walls an older Early Christian church. The town centre from the 7th and 8th century in northern Istria. defensive towers, fortifications or town loggias, distyles and coats of arms, the southern part of Churches, houses and manors with Renaissance late Gothic.