Rovinj Self Guided Tour of the Saint and the Lions

5.0 (1 reviews) Rovinj, Croatia
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Duration2h - 4h
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LanguagesGerman, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Two skinny calves once pulled a floating marble tomb up a hill in Rovinj that no team of oxen could shift, and that’s an important premise of this self-guided tour of Rovinj.
The old town, until a little over two hundred fifty years ago, was an actual island, cut off from the mainland and connected by a drawbridge. The channel filled in, making way for the tall, narrow houses you're about to walk past.
Walk at your own pace as you play through our audio-guide app, following the old shoreline through Balbi's Arch, past the winged lions the Venetians carved into nearly every wall, and out to a chapel where a children's hospital quietly began Rovinj's tourism story.
No fixed start time, no rigid schedule, no group to keep up with. Walk it in two hours or stretch across an afternoon. Over 25,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours, backed by a full refund guarantee. A good fit for anyone who wants Rovinj's history, self-guided, at their own pace.

What's included

  • 1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
  • Audio and written guide included
  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund
  • Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
  • Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
  • Any physical devices or headphones
  • Human tour guide at location

What to expect

  1. 12m
    Stand in a square named for a bridge that isn't there, and find out why the sea vanished
  2. 12m
    Step into a red palace and uncover the baron who quietly hosted a future assassinated archduke
  3. 10m
    Trace how a town's women workforce beat a rival city for a factory, and rearranged who ran their homes
  4. Balbi Arch
    8m
    Decode the carved lion above this gate, and spot the one detail that sets Rovinj's apart from other cities
  5. Trg Marsala Tita
    12m
    Look up at a clock tower that doubled as a jail, and meet the fountain boy nobody can explain
  6. 15m
    Spot the harbor where a Hollywood stunt team filmed the same car chase twice, and only kept one version
  7. Trevisol Street
    5m
    Count the chimneys crowding these rooftops, and learn the fire risk that shaped every one of them
  8. Valentino Cocktail & Champagene Bar
    10m
    Meet the fishermen who had no money for instruments, so they learned to sing like one instead
  9. 14m
    Gaze out at water hiding a legendary sunken city, and a real ship that went down in minutes
  10. St. Euphemia’s Church
    15m
    Search for the copper saint atop this tower who doubles as the town's oldest weather forecaster
  11. 8m
    Wander down the artists' stepped street, and find out what an American tourist's shopping spree started here
  12. 12m
    Encounter the martyr executed at this harbor, and the quieter story of a whole community that later left
  13. 15m
    Follow the legend of a floating tomb no ox could shift, until a local boy's two skinny calves tried
  14. 14m
    Gaze out at the water hiding a legendary sunken city, and a real ship that went down in minutes
  15. Plaza Balota
    10m
    Climb down an iron ladder where locals still swim daily, and trace how Venice's rule quietly became Austria's
  16. 10m
    Pause at a chapel built against sickness, and uncover the sick children who accidentally invented Rovinj's tourism
  17. 10m
    Piece together the outline of Rovinj's original island from here, then track down a wine warmed with olive oil

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform, sent right after booking. Can't find it? Search for "Tourific" in your email inbox and spam folder, or contact us via support.

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Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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