In the fishing net of tradition
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Fisherman’s festival, presentation of traditional fishing equipment and announcing the best salted pilchard of the School of salting pilchard.
Magic of a small fishing town
Famed for its crystal-clear sea the Fažana Channel connects Fažana and Brijuni. Here on the terra firma the fishing tradition was mentioned as early as the Middle Ages and has remained a well-known theme up to the present day. Fishing boats, dinghies and batane rocking gently along the two wharfs in Fažana; boats leaving port \[…\]
Pilchard road
Freshly caught, still hot, taken right off the grill, pilchard in Fažana is the fish with a special taste and smell of the Adriatic Sea. As the finest breakfast, main meal, any meal at all… Pilchard is included in nearly every catering offer of Fažana and Valbandon. Along the Pilchard road, which you can easily \[…\]
Shipbuilding in Fažana
The batana, a traditional wooden vessel characterized by a flat bottom and shallow draft, rarely exceeding 5 meters in length, has long been indispensable to the fishermen of Fažana. With a significant number of fishing boats in Fažana, the craft of construction and repair has flourished alongside. At the beginning of the 20th century, Fažana \[…\]
Sea on table
Street food festival
Workshops
This year the Tourist Association of Fažana organizes free courses of the Small fishing academy “Pilchard” every Wednesday at Fažana’s waterfront. We invite you to sign up for courses, learn old fishing skills, receive a diploma and become a member of the Small fishing academy “Pilchard”. Fažana’s waterfront – Every Wednesday 1/7 -31/7 \[…\]
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