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JLBG Says: Another sight that the photographer could not resist was this highly elaborated chimney top. I have noticed that nearly each village, sorry, each town, in Istria had its own style of chimney top. As soon as I have enough, I will collect them in a travelogue.
JLBG Says: When we visited Hum, it was drizzling and the light was not very good. These two pumpkins sitting on top of a wall acted like a miniature sun and the photographer could not resist shooting this still life !
JLBG Says: The museum stands at the first level of a house. On the right, the first room shows various objects that were used in everyday life. The room on the left, is a shop that sells local craft and local products such as wine, honey, etc, ….
JLBG Says: An arrow on a stone sign written both in Latin and in Glagolitic script shows the direction for the museum and advices that the entrance is free. As far as I been able to decipher it, the first letter stands for "kh", the second for "u" and the last for "d'y".
JLBG Says: The town of Hum has two streets and it is difficult to get lost though you will not find any city plan. The houses are well preserved in their original condition though a few of them (in the background of the picture) have been recently coated and are less picturesque
JLBG Says: Close to the town gate, a stone-carved sign is written in angular Glagolitic script. The Glagolitic alphabet was invented during the 9th century by St Cyril and St Methodius, missionaries from Byzantium, in order to translate the bible and other religious works into the...
Hum, city wall and town gate under the drizzle.
JLBG Says: Hum is a hill top city with 23 permanent inhabitants. The XIth century city wall, the town gate and the clock tower are shown altogether on this picture. Until now, Hum has remained within its fortress walls, There is only one house that has been built outside the walls.
Humska Konoba: Dining in the Middle of Nowhere
travelbug102 Says: It's worth a 2-3 hour diversion to pay a visit to Hum, the self-proclaimed "smallest town in the world" . The cozy konoba has delicious food and some outside seating. One of my favorite hidden spots in Europe. Try the hot wine with sugar. Sounds strange but it's so good! My...
Damir Says: Hum is situated in Central Istria and can only be reached by car or motorcycle.
JLBG Says: This formation is characteristic of the karst. A doline or sinkhole is a closed depression draining water underground in karst areas. It can be cylindrical, conical, bowl- shaped or dish-shaped. The diameter ranges from a few to many hundreds of meters. The name doline comes...
JLBG Says: On a very small road, not far from Hum, this deeply carved landscape reminds of Zabrisky point, near California Death Valley ! As we were in October, the yellow and the red of the autumn trees add some more color !
The Glagolitic road and the glagolitic alphabet
gmg61 Says: From Hum departs the so called Glagolitic road, that in 7 km links Hum to Rozzo and is surrounded by 11 sculptures that celebrate the importance of the area as centre of the literature in glagolitic alphabet , that was still usede until the XX century.The glagolitic alphabet...
JLBG Says: The Aleja glagoljasa was conceived by a poet, Zvane Crnja, that founded of the cakavian academy, from the name of one of the Croatian languages, cakavian, spoken Istria and in the islands of the Kvarner gulf. A sculptor, Zelimir Janes and a professor of ancient literature,...
JLBG Says: Superb table, but too late ! If we had walked towards the top of the line of stones earlier, before having lunch, we would have taken our lunch on this very comfortable stone table, but we were too hungry to wait and left that little walk for after lunch !
JLBG Says: Wow, this stone has a flat top, that will make a perfect stand to have a quick Glagolitic picnic with delicious Istarski prsut (Istrian ham), yummy mortadella, tasty Paski sir (ewe cheese from the isle of Pag) and a crunching loaf of bread !
JLBG Says: The "entrance" to the line of stones is a kind of small size triumphal arch. Each erect stone is carved in a different way, in a non-figurative style. This tripod with a vaguely humanoid outline is amazing and seems to be deeply rooted in the soil !
Alley of the Glagolitic priests
JLBG Says: Along the 7 kilometers of the small road that leads from Roc to Hum have been installed 11 monuments that constitute the Aleja glagoljasa (Alley of the Glagolitic priests) as can be seen on the maps in the introduction of this page. It has been installed between 1977 and...
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The smallest town in the world ?
Hum is situated 15 km southeast of Buzet. It prides itself of being the world smallest town. There are obviously smaller cities, but what is the difference between a town and a village ? Even if an......
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They say it's the smallest city of the world!
Hum is a small village (God knows why they call it a town!) in the real middle of Istria, not far from the town of Buzet. Last official data say that the population is 17 and the old village, mainly...
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The smallest city in the world!
Belica is sort of wine made only in Hum. Medenica is a liquor made of honey. Very tastefull and not so cheap.
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Hum is situated in the NE of Istria. It had only 18 residents, when I was there last and is classified as "the worlds smallest town", but merely a hamlet or is it! The reasons for this is that it has...
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