1.Did you know that there is a interesting connection between the tradition of the island of Krk and the number 7? For example, the 7th century, when Croats joined the Illyrian tribes of Liburnians and Japods, presents a real historical turning point. This is only one example for the significance of the number „seven“, here are some other: Krk was historically divided into seven castles (kastel) that nowadays present 7 districts. And these are: Omisalj, Malinska, Vrbnik, Dobrinj, Punat i Baska. 2.Did you know that t [View Full Entry]

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1.Did you know that in 667. anonymous cosmographer from Ravenna wrote down the name of the city, in its Latinised form: Ragusa-Ragusium? He wrote: “Epidaurum id est Ragusium” (”Epidaurum is Ragusium today”). The settlement of the same name had already existed. 2.Did you know that in 972, the people Dubrovnik chose St. Vlaho (St. Blasius) for their saint patron? His image was impressed in seals and money. Numerous statues of St. Blasius were made and the saint’s image was inwrought in the flag of the [View Full Entry]

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1.Did you know that the first evidence about the existence of pre-historic people in the Istria area comes from Lower Paleolithic times? The age of the pre-historic handmade stone hammer that was found in Sandalja cave near Pula is estimated to be around 2 million to 800000 years old. There are also findings from Upper Paleolithic times (40 - 10000 years old) at the site of Sandalja II and at Romauld’s cave in the Lim channel. 2. Did you know that Nezakcij (Vizace, lat. Nesactium) is the oldest town in Istria? Today this exceptiona [View Full Entry]

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1. Apart from the legends about the giants, there are also those about the fairies which are related to Istria. Such is the one about the building of the Arena in Pula . According to the legend, one night, the fairies had decided to build their own town, Divić town, and they carried the stones from Učka throughout the whole night, carefully putting them together. When at dawn the time came to put a roof on the Arena, they were interrupted by a rooster. When it crowed, the fairies ran away so that the people wouldn't see them an [View Full Entry]

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1. Baredine Cave - near Porec, next to Nova Vas. The cave has five halls and there are underground lakes with the depth of up to 33 m located underneath the fourth hall. The temperature of the cave is 14 degrees throughout the whole year. 2.Festinsko kraljevstvo Cave - near the village of Festini in the vicinity of Zminj. The inner part of the cave is decorated with safe trails which are approximately one hundred meters long and it is at every visitor’s disposal. 3.Biserujka Cave - it is located near R [View Full Entry]

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1.The small island of Košljun (near Krk) is located in the Punat Bay, 800 m away from Punat. Its range is slightly bigger than one thousand meters and the vegetation is exuberant. The highest point is at 6 meters above the sea. There are 540 species of plants and mushrooms registered in this area and there are no lizards and snakes on the island. 2.Košljun is dominated by the Franciscan monastery. The world’s smallest Bible is one of the items displayed in the museum. Its surface is one square centimetre. [View Full Entry]

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This summer, Pula will welcome numerous international stars in its amphitheatre so it would be a good idea to say something about this beauty's history. There used to be a large ancient theatre on Monte Zaro, outside the ancient Pula walls. The small Roman theatre could welcome up to 2000 and the big one up to 4000 visitors. The only remainder of that theatre today is the stone block. The rest of it is built into a series of buildings in Pula and, among others, into the big military fort in the centre of the old part of Pula which was [View Full Entry]

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1.Zrce, the island of Pag, Novalja - a well-known summer destination often referred to as the Croatian Ibiza. There are numerous coffee shops on the beach and three open air clubs (Papaya, Aquarius and Kalypso) which offer whole-night entertainment until the early morning hours. 2.Pudarica, the island of Rab, Barbat - an excellent Santos club open throughout the whole night on a beach 2 km away from the town of Barbat. Party is guaranteed. 3. Girandella , Rabac - an attrac [View Full Entry]

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1. The island of Krk is of the same size as Malta. 2. The island of Krk has more wildlife species than Britain, but more than all other Mediterranean islands as well. 3. The Biserujka Cave was named after a legend of pearls which were hidden in it by the pirates. 4. A unique type of champagne “Valomet” which ripens at the depth of 30 m under the sea is produced in Vrbnik and sold in bottles covered with corals. 5. On 8, 9 and 10 August, which [View Full Entry]

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First story: Until 1632, when four village parishes were founded, the area of Labin parish was considerably larger than today. The villages are: Skitača, Sv. Lovreč, Sv. Martin and Sv. Nedjelja. Apart from the diminished area of jurisdiction, the Labin parish also had less income. Therefore, laments were directed towards the bishop and Venice mentioning pauperization of the parish of Labin (town close to Rabac , Istria ) by this change, quoting that the parish w [View Full Entry]

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