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croisbeauty Says: Exploring Grožnjan is like entering in some other times, this place hasn't change its aspect at all, having a very short and narrow streets paved with the stones. It was time when people lived together and depending on each other. It was time when helping to neighbours was...
croisbeauty Says: "Baladur" is a local name for small covered terrace, like this one on the picture, which used to be constructed in order to cover the doorway in case of rain. It served also to leave the shoes out of the house before entering. Such a habbit excisted in times when most of the...
croisbeauty Says: This is an authentic Istrian construction, small shelter made of stone only. Nowadays a few of them left in the fields, this one is rebuilt in the centre of Grožnjan to remaind on the past times. Kazun in the field is hand made without using any connecting elements as mortar...
dustmon Says: Visited here the first week of last September and had a walk through. Some fine points include walking past the music school and hearing some of the students playing a classical version of "Lady Madonna" in practice----a wonderful experience standing outside listening....a...
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Enzyme_X Says: On the west side of town, outside the city walls stands a small church dedicated to St. Cosimo & Damian, as you can read on an inscription above the door. It was built in 1554. It was renovated in 1834 and although spire is preserved, there is no bell. The interior and a...
Konoba Bastia: Great Italian Food
travelbug102 Says: By far the best Italian food I had on my recent tour in Croatia and Slovenia. Very nice decor inside, large menu with some grills and Croatian specialties to along with the Italian fare. One of the tour guests swore that this was her best meal of the trip. Seafood Risotto
Chamsa Says: Have a break and look for one of those small coffee shops or restaurants with a terrace and experience the phantastic view while tasting local dishes!
planetaterra Says: HI people all i know is that closer airport i suppose is SPLIT , i was told but i'm not sure.Myself i want to visit the place .Last time i search i knew the transport stops 3km before Groznian, so then you can walk or rent a car.Now i'm searching information for now that is...
K bom zvedu kako se tem zadevam rece bom napisu
Enzyme_X Says: Trenutno nimam cajta, nimam vole, nimam ideje kaj bi napisu. Enostavno se nisem mogu upret skusnjavi pa ne dat ene par slik na net. :-) Grem se nazaj ucit.
Enzyme_X Says: What shall the postman do if the adressee is away and has no ail box? Leave the letters on the windowsill and weight it with a stone. And if the adresse is gone for longer, letter just pille. Should he be worried somebody would still them? Nope. Only bills. He'd probably...
croisbeauty Says: A Typical Istrian house with "portun" (doorway) is made of stone.
croisbeauty Says: No other word then tranquility
croisbeauty Says: About one kilometer or so, in the outskirt of Grožnjan, there is a small local cemetery, worth to see. Sometimes it served for the two small settlements, if situated one close to another, but most cemeteries in Croatia serve for one village excusevely. We use to say here, by...
Narrow lanes and little places
Chamsa Says: There are a lot local artist with their own gallery, but you will also find some students trying to learn how to capture the scene.
Chamsa Says: Everything is "off the beaten path" since there are virtually no main attractions or should I say the whole village is one big attraction?
croisbeauty Says: The graveyard church of St. Nicholas was built in the 19th century.
The Church of SS. Vitus and Modestus
croisbeauty Says: The parish church was built in 1770 on the site of an older church from the beginning of the 16th century. There is a 36 m high bell tower from 1721 next to the church. The church is dedicated to saints whom people from Istrya worshiping among the most, Saint Vitus and Saint...
croisbeauty Says: The Renaissance loggia over which there was a fonticus (granary) in case of crop failure, famine or siege, all date back to that period.
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A city of exceptional charm located near town of Buje. After turbulance and the mass exodus, mostly by the ethnic Italian population (after WWII), the reanimation of the settlement started occuring......
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Art Colony Masquerading as a Beautiful Hilltown
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This medieval village is located on top of a hill surrounded by a wonderful landscape. It is a dream for painters and photographers!
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