The road from Ro膷 to Hum has been dubbed Glagolitic Alley in reference to a series of 11 sculptures placed alongside it, commemorating the area鈥檚 importance as a centre of the Glagolitic alphabet (an archaic Slavic script which survived in parts of Croatia until the 19th century).
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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What attracts most people to this little church is the famous Dance of Death or Danse Macabre, a fresco that shows 11 skeletons leading the same number of鈥
24.02 MILES
Top billing in Pore膷 goes to the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, a World Heritage Site and one of Europe鈥檚 finest intact examples of Byzantine art. Built鈥
29.47 MILES
The jaw-dropping Postojna Cave system, a series of caverns, halls and passages some 24km long and two million years old, was hollowed out by the Pivka鈥
20.34 MILES
Touring the huge, spectacular subterranean chambers of the 6km-long 艩kocjan Caves is a must. This remarkable cave system was carved out by the Reka River,鈥
21.95 MILES
The stud farm can be visited on very popular, 50-minute guided tours. The interesting, informative tours are available in a number of languages; a tour鈥
27.94 MILES
Sitting on a rocky outcrop 7km from Trieste, Castello di Miramare is the city's elegiac bookend, the fanciful neo-Gothic home of the hapless Archduke鈥
23.38 MILES
This extraordinary house-museum was the home of wealthy Triestini merchant Pasquale Revoltella, who made his fortune in the timber industry and had a hand鈥
20.25 MILES
High on a hill above the city, this semiruined 13th-century fortress offers magnificent vistas from its bastions and ramparts, looking down the Rje膷ina鈥
Nearby Central & Eastern Istria attractions
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Don't miss this almost-abandoned village, 2.5km off the road to Ro膷. It's set on a stream which all but dries up in summer, but at other times bubbles鈥
1.56 MILES
Positioned in a cemetery just outside the town walls, this little 12th-century Romanesque chapel still has the remains of its original frescoes on the鈥
4.34 MILES
Positioned by the cliffs at the far end of the old town, this church (completed in 1611) was in the throes of a major restoration during research but it鈥
4.34 MILES
At the centre of the old town is an ornate cistern topped with a well, built in 1789 in the rococo style. Look out for the carved lion, the symbol of鈥
5. Church of the Blessed Virgin
4.35 MILES
Built by the Venetians in 1784, Buzet's pretty parish church has a pale-yellow ceiling with frescos, an elaborate pulpit and baroque altars. There's also鈥
4.37 MILES
Housed in the grand Bigatto Palace (built 1639), this museum displays a collection of prehistoric and Roman artefacts as well as some ethnological items鈥
7.2 MILES
The spectacular canyon of Vela Draga on the eastern side of the park is an astounding sight, its valley floor scattered with limestone pillars or 鈥榝airy鈥
9.99 MILES
This half-abandoned village at over 995m above sea level is an intriguing place. A few shepherds live here from May to October, and you can buy delicious鈥