Today's peninsula was actually a former island and the village was located at the end of the port of Umag. The walls - the city gates and drawbridges were raised in the tenth century. Partially preserved on the southwest side, near the town museum (which was one of defensive towers with battlements shaped swallowtail, still visible from the sea).
At the entrance to the historical center, the church of St. Rocco, built after the plague epidemic 1507th year. The interior is the same distinctive painted wooden ceiling of the XVIII. century.
Parish Church of the Assumption and St. Peregrine, patron saint of Umag, I built the project architect Filippo Dongetija Piran. The late Baroque façade of the church remained unfinished. On the inner side of the church entrance was bricked view St. Peregrine in stone from XIV. Century. On the ceiling of the church is a fresco attributed to Giuseppe Barnardinu Bison from Palmanova. On the main altar are statues of Sts. And St. Peregrine. Nicefora.
The church contains many valuable altar paintings and charcoal fragments pouptiha (XV). Should pay attention to the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows, who attributed some of Vivarinijevih students. Organs derived from the 1776 Venetian lion on the tower was originally located at the city palace destroyed by fire in 1924th year. The bell tower is 33 meters tall, and originated in 1651. year.
Public tanker from 1677th , restored in 1780. Behind the parish church, the east wall of the apse, is imprinted metal ball: they say that it was a cannon ball fired by the Genoese (1810).. Distyle beautiful ancient houses, streets, emblems, signs are the most recognizable part of Umaga and are located on the west side of town.
In Epifanio street, at number 3, in front of an early Christian sarcophagus was built from V Century. In many buildings, you'll notice pierced stone pillars. Among them were on special religious holidays and hung posters showing the export and inland homes are also protected from the sun.
Eventually extend to the pier (diga). Its construction began in 1825th, and length of 404 meters.
On the beach Sv. Peregrine is the namesake church (1,401th) erected on the spot where the saint endured martyrdom.
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