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City of Grožnjan
Written documents mention Grožnjan (Croatia) for the first time in 1102 as a property of the aquilean patriarchs. The name Graeciniana is carved on the roman gravestone found in the village.Other monuments of the same period recovered on the neighbouring hills testify about vivid activity of the area in agriculture and trade in the port on the river Mirna.
Today, numerous cultural and historical landmarks serve as backdrops for cultural manifestations and entertainment.
In Grožnjan, you can attend;
- frequent concerts of classical music,
- a jazz festival,
- the painting manifestation Ex Tempore,
- and numerous exhibitions at the municipal gallery and approximately twenty private galleries and studios.
You can walk among the hills to other picturesque old towns: Završje, Kostanjica or Šterna.
You can visit the small local churches and enjoy magnificent landscapes and views.
You can relax in the quiet atmosphere, stay in comfortable apartments, and inhale the fresh air perfumed by the natural fragrances of freshly cut hay, field flowers, Mediterranean vegetation and pine forests; listen to the birds, encounter wild animals ...
You will sense the traditional hospitality of the people of Grožnjan with every flask of the excellent local wine, every glass of brandy. In the agrotourist objects, you will have the opportunity to savor excellent traditional foods: local prosciutto, cheese, dishes seasoned with award-winning olive oil and other original products of village tourism. Grožnjan has everything for the perfect vacation, for body and soul.
GROZNJAN - GRISIGNANA
D'ont miss!!!!
- The baroque parish church of SS. Vitus and Modestus (18th century)
- The church of SS. Cosma and Damian (16th century)
Grožnjan became a "city of artists" (1965) and "city of international musical youth" (1968)
web pages:<br><br>www.tz-groznjan.hr<br>www.histrica.com
Tourist asociation of Grožnjan
tz@groznjan-grisignana.hr
U. Gorjana 3, 52429 GROŽNJAN - GRISIGNANA
Phone: 776 131, 776 349 ; Fax. 721 131
Municipality of Grožnjan
Phone : 052/ 776 349; 776 131, fax:721 131,
www.groznjan-grisignana.hr;
info@groznjan-grisignana.hr
Italian Association of Grožnjan : 052/ 776 131, Šterna 644 222
Catolic Parish Office: 052/ 776 126
Grožnjan post office: 052/ 776 111
Store (Grožnjan): 052/ 776-137
Sales of Fruits and Vegetable: 052/ 776-342
Store - Šterna: 052/ 776 080
Fonticus Municipal Gallery: 052/ 776 131, 091/ 252 33 72
www.gallery-fonticus-groznjan.net
MKC Croatian Jeunesses Musicales: 052/ 776 106; 01/ 6111 600
www.hgm.hr
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