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of biblical scenes are by work and exhibit their art in
Gasparo della Vecchia (early the various local galleries
18th century). and workshops.
The Civic Museum houses
some interesting handicrafts
and pieces made by local 2 Umag (Umago)
craftsmen.
Map A2. * 13,000. k Pula, 83 km
(51 miles). @ Joakima Rakovca bb,
E Civic Museum (060) 317 060. n Trgovačka 6, (052)
Trg Josipa Broza Tita 6. Tel (052) 773 741 363. _ Feast of St Pilgrim
075. Open Jul & Aug: 9am–1pm, (weekend nearest 23 May);
5–9pm Mon–Sat; Sep–Jun: by appt. International tennis tournament
(end Jul); concerts in summer.
Environs ∑ coloursofistria.com
Perched on a hilltop, 8 km
(5 miles) southeast of Buje, This town is located on a
Façade of the Church of St Servelus, Buje is the medieval town of narrow peninsula which frames
Grožnjan (Grisignana). a small bay. It was founded by
1 Buje (Buie) The town was first the Romans and given the
documented in 1102 when it name of Umacus. In 1268, it
Map A2. * 6,000. k Pula, 70 km (43
miles) S. @ from Pula, Rijeka, Kopar, became the property of the became an important port
Trieste, Padova, Zagreb, Rovinj, Poreč. patriarch of Aquileia. In 1358 when it passed into Venetian
n 1 svibnja 2, (052) 773 353. the Venetians bought the town hands. Later, in the 14th
_ Grape festival (3rd weekend Sep). from Baron Reiffenberg century, a wall and towers
∑ coloursofistria.com and since that time it were built, some of
has been the which still remain.
On an isolated hill, among administrative and The town still
flourishing vineyards, stands military centre of has many 15th-
Buje, the ancient Roman the surrounding and 16th-century
settlement of Bullea. Formerly a area. A tower, some stone houses,
Frankish feudal village, in 1102 it parts of the walls some with ornate
became part of the Patriarchate and two doors are Gothic windows.
of Aquileia and in 1412 the all that remain of On the left
town came under Venetian rule. the Old Town. outer wall of
The town still retains the Within the walls the 18th-century
outline of the ancient walled are a 16th-century Church of St Mary
castle and has kept its original loggia, in the main 15th-century polyptych, church (Sv. Marija) is a
medieval layout, with narrow square, and the of St Mary, Umag relief of St Pilgrim
alleys and lanes leading to the Baroque Church of and the fortified
main square. The Cathedral of St Vitus and St Modest. The town of Umag, and inside the
St Servelus (Sv. Servol) and its church has splendid altars and church is a 15th-century
Aquileian bell tower stand here. an impressive marble choir. Venetian-school polyptych.
The church was built in the After World War II, the Today Umag is a busy seaside
16th century over the remains majority of the inhabitants, resort with numerous hotels.
of a Roman temple, of which a nearly all of them Italian, It has become known for its
few columns and pieces survive. abandoned the town. In 1965, well-equipped sports centres,
Inside the church are wooden however, it was declared a “City and major tennis tournaments
statues from the 14th and 15th of Artists”. Contemporary artists are held here.
centuries (Madonna with Child
and St Barbara), sculptures
representing St Servelus and
St Sebastian (1737) by Giovanni
Marchiori, and an organ by
Gaetano Callido (1725–1813).
A 15th-century Venetian
Gothic palace and a 16th-
century loggia with a frescoed
façade also face the square.
Outside the walls is the
Church of St Mary (Sv. Marija),
erected in the 15th century: a
wooden statue of the Virgin
and a Pietà are from the same
period. Some of the paintings The ancient wall and port of Umag
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp226–8 and pp238–40

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