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Rovinj was already a settlement of Illyrian tribes before being captured by the Romans, who called it Arupiunum or Mons Rubineus, and later Ruginium and Ruvinium. Built on an island close to the coast, it was connected with the mainland in 1763 by filling in the channel.
It became part of the Byzantine empire, then in the sixth century part of the Exarchate of Ravenna and in 788 part of the Frankish empire. Then it came under the rule of different feudal lords during several centuries. From 1209 it was ruled by the Aquilean patriarch. It was from 1283 to 1797 one of the most important towns of Istria under the Republic of Venice. The city was fortified by two rows of walls with three town gates. The remaining town walls date from this period. Close to the pier one can find the old town gate Balbi's Arch, dating from 1680, and a late-Renaissance clock tower. The city got its statutes in 1531. After the fall of Venice and the Napoleonic parenthesis, Rovinj was part of the Austrian Empire until World War I. Then it belonged to Italy from 1918 to 1947, when it was ceded to SR Croatia within SFR Yugoslavia. During that period much of the Italian inhabitants left the city. 350 images taken with Olympus E-620 with the Zuiko lens 140-600, at focal length of 600 mm. A spherical image from the same place can be found here: http://www.360cities.net/image/istria-aci-marina-rovinj |
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Pula (Italian: Pola; Slovene: Pulj) is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, located at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula. Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, tame sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of wine making, fishing, shipbuilding, and tourism. Pula has also been Istria's administrative center since ancient Roman times.
This is a 360° panorama made up of 520 images at focal length of 300 mm. The panorama has been shot from the tower of the old castle in Pula. Check this panorama to see the location I took the panorama: http://www.360cities.net/image/istria-pula-castle-tower |
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The cape Kamenjak is Maritime Park in Istria/Croatia which has 30 km long cost, incredible beaches, bays and hidden places which can be explored. When visiting Cape Kamenjak, don't miss its southernmost tip where a great attraction is jumping into the sea from high cliff with torches.
This is a 360° panorama best viewed with Google Earth or http://www.360cities.net/image/istria-cliffs-at-cape-kamenjak |
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This is HDR panorama shot just at the end of blue hour - Senj, Croatia.
3 exposures used: 1 sec (-2EV) 5 sec (0EV) 20 sec (+2EV) HDR photos combined in panorama Canon EOS 1D Mark II Canon EF 17-40mm f4.0 L USM 1sec, 5 sec, 20 sec f8.0 ISO 400 ASA RAW Senn www.sencar.hr |
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My home in Vrpolje. My brother Ivica was just preparing for the wedding (hence the croatian flag) |
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