Rovinj - Cathedral of St Euphemia

(Local Name: Katedrala Sveti Eufenija) Dominating the town of Rovinji is the Cathedral of St Euphemia (Katedrala Sveti Eufenija). This 18th Century Baroque cathedral is Istria's largest Baroque building. The Venetian bell tower, which extends high above the Cathedral roof, is 62m / 200ft high and can be seen from everywhere in Rovinj. On the top is a statue of St Euphemia.

The Cathedral contains the remains of St Euphemia, who was fed to the lions in the early 4th Century for being Christian. Her sarcophagus and remains were said to have found there way by sea from Constantinople to Rovinj around around 800 AD. The remains were placed in the small church which stood on this location before the Cathedral