The church of the eponymous brotherhood. Francesco Negri painted the altarpiece “Virgin Mary with Jesus, St. Rocco and St. Sebastian”, for the altar carrying the coat of arms of the Kačić Dukes.
St. Rocco and St. Sebastian are patron saints against the plague, which threatened the town on several occasions.
The church of the eponymous brotherhood. Francesco Negri painted the altarpiece “Virgin Mary with Jesus, St. Rocco and St. Sebastian”, for the altar carrying the coat of arms of the Kačić Dukes.
St. Rocco and St. Sebastian are patron saints against the plague, which threatened the town on several occasions.
The monumental five-sided fortification – the baroque bastion in the south-eastern part of the town – was built in the course of the Cretan War (fought between the Venetian Republic and the Ottoman Empire from 1645 until 1669), during the service of the Provveditore Antonio Bernardo. It consisted of the Turjun Tower (Torre di Terraferma) and of “The Garden Gate“, which led to the fields and gardens on the sandy peninsula of Punta.
The monumental five-sided fortification – the baroque bastion in the south-eastern part of the town – was built in the course of the Cretan War (fought between the Venetian Republic and the Ottoman Empire from 1645 until 1669), during the service of the Provveditore Antonio Bernardo. It consisted of the Turjun Tower (Torre di Terraferma) and of “The Garden Gate“, which led to the fields and gardens on the sandy peninsula of Punta. Its strategic purpose was to deny the enemy access to the wide southern front along the moat (Italian fossa, today’s Fošal – the main road through the town centre). Its construction required huge amounts of stone, bulk materials and earthwork, and thus resulted in the town being cleared of all ruins and derelict houses.
The bastion was pulled down in 1862 along with the other fortifications, during the expansion of the town and the construction of new roads.
The Mainland Gate (Porta Terraferma) is one of the better-preserved parts of the eastern town walls. The main town street stretches from them towards the Western gate on the river. The inscription above the gate (1682) bears witness of their construction during the Venetian rule.
The Mainland Gate (Porta Terraferma) is one of the better-preserved parts of the eastern town walls. The main town street stretches from them towards the Western gate on the river. The inscription above the gate (1682) bears witness of their construction during the Venetian rule.
Pjaca, the main town street stretches from the Eastern Mainland Gate towards the large Western gate (˝vrata od rike˝, ˝the river gate˝). From the middle of the 20th century onwards, its role as a social venue is taken over by Fošal – a modern town promenade and road.
Pjaca, the main town street stretches from the Eastern Mainland Gate towards the large Western gate (˝vrata od rike˝, ˝the river gate˝). From the middle of the 20th century onwards, its role as a social venue is taken over by Fošal – a modern town promenade and road.
A modern town promenade and road built along the course of the previous medieval defensive moat (It. fossa) and the pulled-down southern town walls. It testifies to the town’s expansion as a result of industrialisation and the modernisation of traffic routes.
A modern town promenade and road built along the course of the previous medieval defensive moat (It. fossa) and the pulled-down southern town walls. It testifies to the town’s expansion as a result of industrialisation and the modernisation of traffic routes.
A one-storey building with an additionally built Renaissance single-light window bearing the coat of arms of the Tomadelli family. Because of the cross in the coat of arms, it used to be popularly referred to as “The Bishop's Palace”. The transom above the entrance displays a coat of arms of the Caralipeo-Despotović family (16th century).
A one-storey building with an additionally built Renaissance single-light window bearing the coat of arms of the Tomadelli family. Because of the cross in the coat of arms, it used to be popularly referred to as “The Bishop's Palace”. The transom above the entrance displays a coat of arms of the Caralipeo-Despotović family (16th century).
