![]() ![]() However, you can still take your picture in the castle! Owing to modern technology it was brought back to life with an AR application which enables you to take a walk around and inside the castle as well as take pictures. With its two towers, a drawbridge and surrounded by a moat, it could be an imposing film set today, but the then ruling family Dalla Zonca decided to demolish it in 1808 in order to give the people of Vodnjan a space where they could all meet and spend time together. All that is left of it are the white stone slabs marking its floor plan. ![]() ![]() During Venetian rule, in the year 1300, a mighty medieval castle was erected right where you are now standing. THE CASTLE BROUGHT TO LIFE WITH VIRTUAL REALITYĪs you walk on the main square in Vodnjan, observe the white stone slabs for they will reveal an important secret. The last anecdote is tied to the German and Hungarian soldiers who liked the local wine so much that they exclaimed: “Buona bumba!” (Good drink!). Another version says that it was the emperor himself that gave them that name, because of the loud music of Vodnjan’s city orchestra that sounded like bum…bum… Bumbari! to the emperor’s ears. In two of those legends, the main role is played by the emperor Franz Joseph who was disappointed by the reserved character of the people in Vodnjan and summarized him impression with the words “Ma che gente burbera!” (What gruffs!) but the mayor of Vodnjan misheard him, thinking he said “Ma che gente bumbara!” (People who like to drink!), so from that moment on, the people of Vodnjan are called Bumbari. If you ask him to tell you the origin of that unusual name, it will take some time because there are several legends about the Bumbari. If you call a man from Vodnjan a Bumbaro, especially one speaking the Istro-Roman or Istriot dialect, he won’t be surprised or offended but will probably smile with an air of pride. Lawrence (on the outskirts of today’s municipality of Vodnjan) whose ruins are still called “groumaso de la sorte” by the locals, meaning the remains where the stones were laid, or where the decision on the foundation of the city was made.īUMBARI – AN UNUSUAL NAME PROUDLY WORN BY THE INHABITANTS The new settlement started around the locality of St. As a matter of fact, 7 settlements decided to come together and found a city in order to protect themselves against wars and pillage. The city of Vodnjan counts over 4000 years of history from its foundation based on wisdom and concord. VODNJAN – A CITY FOUNDED ON WISDOM AND CONCORD Whether it is the silence of Vodnjan’s churches, the about forty colourful street murals, the traces of a once mighty castle, the secrecy of the narrowest and shortest street in Istria or the taste of the Bumblebee cake (Bumbarska torta / has nothing to do with actual bumblebees!) made with great patience – in photogenic Vodnjan you are bound to find your special corner and experience unforgettable moments. A small guide through the labyrinth of picturesque streets of the Istrian city of Vodnjan will help you find your way to the best shots, as well as to authentic gastronomic delights. When staying in a place, we wish to take pictures of whatever is most peculiar to the location. ![]()
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