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Photos: Bernd Thaller from Graz, Austria, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Mateusz Kamiński from Gdańsk, Poland, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 This Photo was taken by Miha Peče. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author. I would much appreciate if you send me an email [email protected] or write on my talk page, for my information. Please do not upload an edited image here without consulting me. I would like to make corrections only at my own source to ensure that the changes improve the image and are preserved.Otherwise you may upload an edited image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The bell tower modelled on Venice's own
Your local guide
Marino Benussi
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Highlights
- A bell tower deliberately modelled on Venice
- A statue that also works as a weathervane
- Streets laid out to lead the eye uphill
- A hilltop view of the whole old town
- Rovinj's borrowed grandeur, explained plainly
About this tour
This session climbs to the church and bell tower that top Rovinj's old town, looking closely at a tower built to echo one in Venice specifically. You see how the streets below were laid out to draw the eye toward the hill, then the tower itself up close, including the statue that also serves as a weathervane. It stays on this one hilltop throughout.
I climb at a steady pace, pause to let the tower settle clearly on screen, and take questions about either the church or the tower as they come up.
This suits anyone with an interest in how a small town borrowed grand ideas from a larger one nearby. It also works well as a first stop before exploring the streets below.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Rovinj before heading out.
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Church of St Euphemia 21 min
You see the Baroque church at the top of the hill, and I explain how the whole old town was built to lead the eye upward toward it from almost any street below.
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The Bell Tower 21 min
The camera reaches the base of the bell tower, and I describe why it was deliberately modelled on Venice's Campanile, right down to the weathervane statue at its top.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Rovinj: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Fuži with truffle or game sauce and Old Town, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Zagreb time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Rovinj, showing you Church of St Euphemia and The Bell Tower live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I climb slowly so the tower stays framed clearly against the sky.
Times shown in Zagreb time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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