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Church of St. Euphemia (Sv. Eufemija)
Rovinj's landmark Baroque church dates from 1754. It's watched over by an enormous
190-foot-tall campanile, a replica of the famous bell tower on St. Mark's Square in Venice.
Thetoweristoppedbyacopperweathervanewiththeweather-predictingSt.Euphemia,the
church's namesake.
Cost and Hours:
Free, generally open May-Sept daily 10:00-18:00, Easter-April and
Oct-Nov open only for Mass and with demand, generally closed Dec-Easter.
Visiting the Church:
The vast, somewhat gloomy interior boasts some fine altars of
Carrara marble (a favorite medium of Michelangelo's). Services here are celebrated using a
combination of Croatian and Italian, suiting the town's mixed population.
To the right of the main altar is the church's highlight: the chapel containing the
relics of St. Euphemia. Before stepping into the chapel, notice the altar featuring Eu-
phemia—depicted, as she usually is, with her wheel (a reminder of her torture) and a palm
frond (symbolic of her martyrdom), and holding the fortified town of Rovinj, of which she
is the protector.
