Sightseeings Losinj
The church of St. Martin from 1450, situated in the town graveyard, where you can read the history of Lošinj from the tombstones.The priests who used to serve in this church were Glagolitic monks.They also served as notaries and drew up testaments, contracts etc. for the local people.
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The parish church of the Nativity of the Virgin and the piazza from 1696-1775.It is a three-nave church with relics of St. Romulus and a painting of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the altar.
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Čikat, the church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Annuniziata).It was built in 1534 and extended in 1858.It stands on the spot where Lošinj sailing ships were once seen off and awaited.Today, if a ship passing by the cape of Annunziata sounds a siren, it means the captain is from Lošinj.
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The parish church of St. Anthony the Hermit, originally built in 1480, in its present-day baroque form since 1774.Numerous works of art and the organ by Callido, a Madonna with Child and Saints, relics of St. Gregory.
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The Tower, dating from 1445.It was built to defend the harbour from pirate attacks.The image of the Tower is the motif of Veli Lošinj’s coat-of-arms. Today the Tower houses museum and gallery rooms, open to visitors.