On entery into the old city of Rab you'll be met by the white stone of the sunlit Square of St Christopher. There is a fountain in the square embellished with two sculptures of Kalifront and the shepherdess Draga, figures from a legend of chastity and unhappy love.
The city is a typically medieval urban centre surrounded by walls that are in large part still standing. The old city is dominated by four bell towers mainly in the Romanesque style. RAB
Earlier, Rab was a Roman settlement, which was given the status of city by Octavius Augustus, who proclaimed it a municipium in the year 10 B.C.
If you love old cities in which every building brings to mind dozens of generations, you will feel really good in Rab. Above many of the Renaissance and Gothic portals you can still see the crests of the aristocratic families of Rab, the descendants of whom are your kindly hosts of today.
Right next to the city walls is the lovely Komrcar park, and below it a long path and bathing place. You can spend your holiday in the shade of ancient pines, to the smell of resin and the blue of the sea, without ever having to do without the conveniences the city has to offer.
La citta di Arbe e situata su una piccola penisola, e circondata da mura con quattro imposanti campanili e appare come un veliero con quattro alberi che naviga incessantemente, a volte per acque calmi e a volte per tempeste, ma sempre decisamente in avanti.
Culinary skills and the warm-heartedness of the service ina a pleasant Mediterrranean atmosphere of the island restaurants guarantee top quality of traditional disches made of healthy ingredients coming from the local gardens.
The crystal-clear Adriatic Sea laps the unspoilt and diverse shores of the island that make the whole island a unique seaside resort.
The charms of bathing in this clean sea and sunbathing in the pleasant sun were enjoyed as well by the heir to the British throne Edward VIII and his companion Miss Simpson.
The island offers a beach to everyone's taste: rocky beach in the west, pebble beach in the east, and sand beaches in the north of the island. |
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