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Brijuni
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Brijuni are the most beautiful
group of islands in Istra and
perhaps in the whole Adriatic,
too. The Brijuni archipelago
comprises 14 islands with total
area of 7.3 sq. kilometres. In
1983 they became a national
park. The largest island in the
group is Veliki Brijun.The
islands are separated from the
mainland by the Fažana canal. To
reach the islands, one must
embark in Fažana (tickets are
sold in the Brijuni national
park office near the dock).The
islands are mostly covered with
shrubs, grass, parks, evergreen
oaks, laurels and conifers. On
the islands there are 2 hotels.
EVENTS & CULTURE
Different performances of
classical music and theatre
performances take place in
Summer months.
SPORTS
Golf and cycling
SPARE TIME
One should visit the remains of
a Byzantine fortification from
the 2nd century B.C. as well as
a Roman summer residence from
the 1st century A.D., the
photo-exposition "Tito on
Brijuni", the Archaeological
museum and the 15th century
St.Germain's church. In 1978 a
safari park was set up, bringing
new inhabitants to the islands:
antelopes, gazelles, ibexes,
zebras, camels etc. |
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