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of local gossips. To shut them up (and keep his lover happy), the merchant built her this
little palace complete with a reminder for his loose-lipped neighbours: 'Let them talk.'
CATHEDRAL
Cathedral of St George
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(Stolna Cerkev Sv Jurija; Adamičeva ulica 2) This Renaissance and baroque cathedral
stands on a ridge north of Tartinijev trg above the sea. To the east runs a 200m stretch of
the 15th-century town walls complete with loopholes. The walls once ran from the sea all
the way to the harbour, and seven crenellated towers are still intact.
The church was founded in 1344 and was rebuilt in baroque style in 1637. If time
weighs heavily on your hands, visit the attached Parish Museum of St George
Offline map Google map ( 673 34 40; admission €1; 10am-1pm & 5-7pm Mon-Fri,
11am-7pm Sat & Sun) , which contains church plate, paintings and a lapidary in the crypt.
The cathedral's freestanding, 47m-high bell tower Offline map Google map (Zvonik; ad-
mission €2; 10am-2pm & 5-8pm) , built in 1609, was clearly modelled on the campan-
ile of San Marco in Venice and its 146 stairs can be climbed for excellent views of the
town and harbour. Next to it, the octagonal baptistery ( Offline map Google map krstilnica )
from 1650 contains altars, paintings and a Roman sarcophagus from the 2nd century re-
cycled as a baptismal font.
Minorite Monastery
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( 673 44 17; Bolniška ulica 20) On your way up to Tartinijev trg are the Minorite
Monastery with a wonderful cloister and the Church of St Francis Assisi , built origin-
ally in the early 14th century but enlarged and renovated over the centuries. Inside are
ceiling frescoes, a giant clamshell for donations and the Tartini family's burial plot.
MONASTERY
CHURCH
Church of Our Lady of the Snows
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(Cerkev Marije Snežne; Bolniška ulica) Almost opposite the Minorite Monastery is the
Church of Our Lady of the Snows, with a superb 15th-century arch painting of the Cruci-
fixion.
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