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ISTRIA AND THE K V ARNER AREA  57

Interior
The entrance leads to a VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
large basilica with a central
nave and two side aisles. Practical Information
The 18 Greek marble Eufrazijeva ulica 22.
columns have carved Tel (052) 429 030. Open call
capitals featuring animals, ahead for opening times. &
some of Byzantine origin
and others Romanesque.
All bear the monogram
of Euphrasius.

Baptistry
This octagonal building dates
from the 6th century. In the
centre is a baptismal font and
there are also fragments of
mosaics; to the rear rises a
16th-century bell tower.

Atrium
This has a roughly
square portico with two
columns on each side.
Tombstones and a variety
of archaeological finds
dating from the medieval
period are displayed
in this area.

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