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loggia, the Church of St Helen l Bakar
with reproductions of Glagolitic Map B2. * 1,600. n Primorje 39,
script, and the Romanesque (051) 761 111. _ Margareta’s
church of Assumption of Summer, concerts, sports events and
St Mary (Uznesenja Marijina) shows in the čakavski dialect (Jun–
(13th century) with a dome, bell Aug). ∑ tz-bakar.hr
tower and 16th-century choir,
and a 15th-century triptych by The demolition of a refinery and
Jacobello del Fiore. a coke plant has brought visitors
back to this town, which was
once a popular destination for Internal courtyard in the Frankopan
people attracted to the land- castle, Kraljevica
scape of the area and curious
about the phenomena of the z Kraljevica
fresh-water springs. These Map B2. * 4,600. k Rijeka. 4 (051)
springs originate in underground 282 078. n Rovina bb, (051) 282 078.
sources and flow out to the coast. _ Shrovetide sezona, traditional
The Frankopan Castle and masked ball (carnival). ∑ tzg-
surrounding fishing village are kraljevica.hr
also worth a visit. The village
stands on the site of the Roman A well-known tourist resort on
Volcera. From the 13th century the mainland, Kraljevica is linked
until 1577 it belonged to the to the island of Krk by a long
Frankopans who, in the early bridge which also connects with
14th century, built a triangular- Rijeka airport (on Krk). In the Old
Glagolitic inscription and rose win dow, shaped castle. It is still well Town (Stari Grad) is a castle, built
Assumption of Mary, Omišalj preserved with high windows in the 16th century by the family
which were salvaged when it of the counts of Šubić-Zrinski.
Baška was transformed into a palace The castle walls also shelter the
Not to be confused with for the Šubić-Zrinski family who small Church of St Nicholas.
isolated Stara Baška (Old Baška) lived in the property after A village inhabited by families
Omišalj. Baška (New Baška) is the Frankopans. from the fortress of Hreljin
on the coast and is a popular The parish Church of developed around the castle.
tourist resort with a beautiful St Andrew the Apostle has a In the new district (Novi Grad),
beach, 2 km (1 mile) long, and painting of the Holy Trinity by on a small promontory above
clear sea. The Church of the Girolamo da Santacroce and a the sea, is a castle built by the
Holy Trinity (1723) stands in a Crucifix from the 14th century. Frankopan family in 1650 in the
small square; inside is a fine Situated close to the Church late-Renaissance style. It has a
Last Supper by Palma il Giovane. of St Andrew, the Turkish House, square ground-plan with four
Behind Baška, around a castle also known as “The House of round towers. It was turned into
destroyed in the 11th century, is Painters”, draws visitors who a magnificent palace in the
Stari grad, with the Romanesque come to admire its exotic, middle of the 18th century.
Church of St John, rebuilt in 1723. Ottoman-style architecture. In 1728, the Austrian emperor
In the Church of St Lucy in Bakar keeps its naval Charles VI began to create a
Jurandvor, a short distance from traditions alive thanks to the sizeable port here, at the end of
Baška, is a copy of the Baška prestigious Maritime Academy, a road that went from Karlovac
Tablet (the original is in Zagreb), which was founded in 1849. to the sea.
the oldest document in Croatia
written in Glagolitic script in 1100.
Košljun
Just offshore from Punat, this
small islet is best known for its
Franciscan monastery, where
for centuries the monks have
collected not just sacred objects,
but all manner of valuable and
curious items. Its zoological
collection is noted for its assem-
bly of seashells, and among the
library’s 30,000-odd titles is one
of only three surviving copies of
the atlas of Ptolemy, printed in
Venice in 1511. The Frankopan castle in Bakar, dominating the village
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp226–8 and pp238–40

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