Church of the Blessed Virgin

Central & Eastern Istria


Built by the Venetians in 1784, Buzet's pretty parish church has a pale-yellow ceiling with frescos, an elaborate pulpit and baroque altars. There's also a 15th-century silver salver, an 18th-century organ and a huge canvas depicting the Madonna and Child framed by the 15 mysteries of the Rosary.


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