Crkva sv.Pelagija

An exceptionally beautiful church. In Istria, in a rich and interesting history, they built a magnificent building such as the Roman Amphitheater in Pula, Euphrasius Basilica in Poreč, St. Fumus Church in Rovinj, Fortress Towns in Grožnjan, Motovun, Labin ... so was built this beautiful church of St. Pelage and St. Benedict in Novigrad. The interior of the church is dominated by the baroque altar and the elevated deep space below which is the (early) Romanesque crypt, the only one in Istria and one of the few in Croatia. Many of the early medieval liturgy furnishings have been found in the crypt, which are now exhibited in Lapidarium Novigrad Museum. In the Middle Ages the interior was painted with nice frescoes, as evidenced by their remains on the side (south) altar. The old bell tower on the facade of the cathedral was demolished in 1874, when it built a new standing campanile ( Bell tower ). For lovers of history, artifacts and architecture. It is worth to visit.

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tower: 15 k / pers.

The beautiful church of St. Pelagius Today's parish church (until 1828 the cathedral) is a three-nave basilica that received its original form according to one theory in the early Christian period, and according to another in the second half of the 8th century. Traces of earlier periods can be read on the north longitudinal wall of the basilica where in 1972 early Christian window frames were discovered. Within the cathedral complex there was a baptistery and a building with a bishop's apartment, both demolished in the second half of the 19th century. The old bell tower on the front of the cathedral was demolished in 1874, when a new free-standing campanile was built.