Sv. Lovreč

St. Lovreč has managed to preserve its fortifications, towers and town gates. When it fell under the Venetian rule in 1271, the town was additionally fortified and it became the centre of the Venetian government for rural country estates in Istria.

St. Lovreč has managed to preserve its long fortifications, including several towers and town gates. The oldest part of the walls dates from the 11th or 12th century. When the town fell under the Venetian rule, its walls were additionally fortified and it became the centre of the Venetian government for rural country estates in Istria. The three-nave Basilica of St. Martin is the largest church from the first half of the 11th century in Croatia. Alongside the church we find the town loggia. The town centre consists of a bell tower, a stone-paved square, a pillar of shame, as well as a modern art gallery.