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Cost and Hours:
15 kn, same hours as church, enter from inside church—to the left of
the main altar.
• Leave the church through the main door. A peaceful café on a park terrace (once a
cemetery) is just ahead and below you. Just to the right, a winding, cobbled lane leads past
the café entrance and down toward the water, then forks. A left turn here zigzags you past
a WWII pillbox and leads along the “restaurant row,” where you can survey your options
for a drink or a meal (see “Eating in Rovinj,” later). A right turn curls you down along the
quieter northern side of the Old Town peninsula. Either way, Rovinj is yours to enjoy.
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House of the Batana Boat (Ku
ć
a o Batani)
Rovinj has a long, noble shipbuilding tradition, and this tiny but interesting museum gives
you the story of the town's distinctive
batana
boats. Locals say this museum puts you in
touch with the soul of Rovinj.
The flat-bottomed vessels are favored by local fishermen for their ability to reach rocky
areas close to shore that are rich with certain shellfish. The museum explains how the boats
