Villa Rustica

Near the Vešipera bay are indications about a former Villa Rustica.

Name: Bay Frnažina – Bay Vršipera

Place: Funtana

Coordinates: Bay Frnažina 45.17236 N – 13.59796 E; Bay: Vršipera 45.16867 N – 13.59790 E.

 

Near the bay Fajban are indications that there has been a Villa Rustica in the Roman period.

Name: Bay Fajban – Bay Soline

Place: Vrsar

This Amphitheatre was built in the first century AD by Emperor Vespasian and is one of the largest of the approximately 200 remaining Roman arenas. It is built with Limestone in an ellipse shape. The length is 133 meters, 105 meters wide and up to 32 meters high, and offered space for 20000 spectators. Gladiator battles and fight with wild animals took place here until the 5th century, after which Emperor Honorius prohibited this “spectacle”. After this, decay where parts of the arena were used for other construction projects in Pula. The renovation started in the 19th century and the Arena  has since been used for cultural events and theatre productions.

Amphorae were mainly used for the storage and transport of olive oil. These were produced in Fazana and Loron in pottery workshops. Until the 5th century there were stamps on the amphorae of the owners of oil producers from the Roman period.

 

Name: Arena Pula and Olive oil production.

Place: Pula.

This church has under a glass floor remains of mosaic floor of a Villa Rustica on this place.

Name: Church Lady of Kuja.

Place: Liznjan.

Built: 17th century.

Coordinates: 44.82445. N – 13.97479 E.

Name: Saltern Val Faborsa.

Place: Uvula Kriz – (Rovinj).

Coordinates: 45.11777 N – 13.61662 E.