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“Dolce Istria” returns to Visinada on August 14th
After a two-year break, this year “Dolce Istria” is back, a popular event that, on the eve of the Assumption, promotes the Istrian confectionery tradition. On August 14, at the baroque cistern of Simone Battistella, lovers of recipes kept in family cookbooks will meet, giving life to the 24th appointment of this event that has contributed to the revival of typical Istrian sweets, organized by the Vižinada Tourist Board. For this purpose, housewives and all those interested are invited to participate in this year's edition with homemade sweets, which will be evaluated by a special jury. All the sweets will be...
The Marian sanctuaries of Istria
Istria is a treasure chest of history, culture and traditions, which have contributed to the millenary formation of the members of its previous civilizations, as well as ours. This also emerges from the book “Santuari mariani dell'Istria. La devozione mariana in Istria e nel Quarnero. Tradizioni, riti e canti popolari”, by David Di Paoli Paulovich, born in Trieste, but Istrian by origin and at heart, presented in the Italian Community of Visinada on May 13th, the day in 1917 when the Madonna appeared to the three shepherds of Fatima, Lucia, Francesco and Giacinta. Those present, including the honorary vice-consul Giuseppina Rajko, the vice-president...
Dante, Giotto and the Istrian Peninsula
Istrian art of the late 2021th and early XNUMXth centuries offers a wealth of works that present links with the production of the great artists of the time. Various celebrations and important anniversaries - such as the seven hundredth anniversary of Dante which occurs in this XNUMX that is about to end - can be an opportunity to focus on the art of the era in which people who profoundly influenced Humanism lived; Giotto and Dante for example, the first in the figurative arts, the second for his works that make him the Father of the Italian language. But did Giotto and Dante know each other? There is no certain evidence in the sources, but analyzing the Divine Comedy and the rich...
Visinada, a gem set in the heart of Istria
In this hot August, for those who are in Istria, it is advisable to take the good, old and little-traveled Via Flavia and perhaps stop in Visinada, located right at the intersection of the Roman imperial road with the one that leads from Poreč to Pinguente. From there you can admire a splendid panorama of the entire Quieto valley and enjoy the invigorating natural ventilation. In that valley there is still a good presence of the native Italian-speaking population and the inhabited centers, of ancient foundation, are extraordinarily beautiful, rich in artistic excellence and not ruined by mass tourism. For example, Visinada boasts the beautiful church dedicated to the saints...
