Visit the Scenic Sights in Rovinj

Dear virtual friend, I will walk you through this coastal Perl on the eastern Adriatic coast, Rovinj. We will see the square with a small stone fountain which was placed there when the town first got its aqueduct. On this place was the sea until, in the 18th century, local authorities decided to create a square and close it. The square was full of pigeons when I was little, and we kids would run into one another while chasing these poor birds who always flew away from us. The entrance into the oldest and most protected part of the town is called the Balbi's arch, and it was placed here because of political ambitions pulling down the former fish market and a small private church. Walking through tiny cobbled streets, you will be able to admire very old, authentic houses which were built on the living rock when this part of Rovinj was an island. The most famous street is the street of the artists called Grisia, and when we are on its top, the church will be visible, usually standing on the top of the hill. The tour will go to the church and inside to see the marble sarcophagus holding the body of our local patron, Saint Eufemia. The legend is very interesting, and I will tell it when we stand on the spot where this sarcophagus arrived in the 9th century. From the church, we will go back toward the square and end our tour