Vodnjan
Church of St. Eufemia - Rovinj
It is the most imposing structure and the patron saint of the town dominating the whole of the old town centre. It was built at the beginning of the 18th century while its façade in the Venetian-Baroque style was added in the middle of the 19th century. At the top of the sixty metre high bell tower stands the copper statute of St. Euphemia which turns according to the direction of the wind.
Basilika of Euphrasius - Porec
It dates from the 6th century and constitutes a monument of exceptional importance and was placed by UNESCO on its list of sites of the World’s cultural heritage in 1997. It is a complex of sacral buildings built during the Bishop Euphrasius. It consists of the basilica, baptistery, atrium, bell tower, dating back to the 16th century and the Bishop’s Palace which served its purpose until recently. The Basilica was built during the Byzantine rule and it is recognizable for its Byzantine architecture. The complex is the site of early Christian mosaics dating back to the period before the construction of today’s basilica. It is famous for its golden mosaics, which belong to the finest examples of this sort of art, as well as the capitals of various forms.
Brijuni Islands National Park
The Maker intended to shape a part of the Earth to the image of Heaven. That is how Istria came into being, like a garden covered with magnificent trees and vast meadows, washed by the deep blue sea, appealing people to a happier life. But the jealous devil destroyed his work by tearing the bag in which the angel was carrying the unused stones. Thousands of rocks scattered around the Istrian land making it a land of contrasts, gentle and rough, fertile and barren, sunny and cloudy. The desolated angels gathered the pieces of Heaven remaining among the scattered rocks and protected them by the sea waves and created this island.
