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VODNJAN AND THE OLIVE OIL |
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LOCATION: Pula, Vodnjan |
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DURATION: half day |
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SIGHTS: Pula- the old
town center and the Amphitheater
– Medieval town Vodnjan – lunch
at ‘Vodnjanka’ restaurant |
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SIGHTSEEING TOUR AVAILABLE:
all year round |
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PROGRAM:
Pula: The foundation of
Pula has long been the subject
of numerous legends. The most
famous is the legend of Jason
and Argonauts that stole the
Golden Fleece from the
Colchidians. The old town centre
houses numerous classical
monuments. The Roman period was
one of the most glorious periods
in the history of Pula when the
town had almost 5,000
inhabitants. As a Roman colony,
Pula was at the time called
Colonia Juia Pola Pollentia
Herculanea. We will start the
sightseeing tour in front of the
Amphitheater, the central
classical Roman monument built
in the first Century AD. The
construction of the Amphitheater
was completed by the Roman
emperor Titus Flavius Vespasian
who allegedly had a mistress
that was born in Pula. So
according to the legend, Ms.
Antonia Coenide is the reason
that Pula got the Amphitheater
in the first place. Pula again
flourishes during the reign of
the Austrian Empire, when it
becomes Austria’s main naval
base with the arsenal for the
Austro – Hungarian navy. That is
how a ‘dead town’ (which is how
the Austrians used to call Pula
after the fall of Venice) rises
into a 19th Century
mitteleuropean town with a
cosmopolitan mentality. Today
Pula has about 60,000
inhabitants and is the biggest
and the most prominent town in
Istria.
Vodnjan: One of the most
picturesque Medieval towns,
located near Pula. A typical
Mediterranean place with gothic,
renaissance and baroque palaces.
A town with a rich history,
tradition and folklore. The
patron saint of Vodnjan is St.
Blaž, and the chapel built in
his honor is famous for having
one of the most valuable
displays of sacral art in
Istria. The microclimate of the
area creates suitable conditions
for olive production. That is
how the olive oil became one of
the most important authentic
Istrian products. The quality of
the oil is the result of a long
tradition in virgin olive oil
production which you can best
witness by sampling the olive
oil in the so called olive oil
roads. We will enrich this
gastronomic experience with a
traditional Istrian lunch in one
of the most famous taverns in
Vodnjan. |
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