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Barban's centuries-old ring-tilting race, first recorded in 1696 and revived in 1976, sees sixteen horsemen in Istrian folk costume galloping a 150-metre track to spear a hanging iron ring in just twelve seconds.
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"The Renaissance square and Morosini-Grimani castle of Svetvinčenat, one of Istria's most perfectly preserved medieval villages, provide the stage for knights, archers, horsemen and costumed medieval ladies recreating daily life from the era of Venetian rule."
Festival viteštva Svetvinčenat
"Six local klapa groups serenade the village square in front of the medieval Tar castle in a single open-air evening that distils the a cappella tradition of Dalmatia into an intimate Istrian setting."
Večer klapskih pjesama
"Poreč revives its Venetian-era heritage each mid-September with the historic Giostra festival, featuring medieval costumes, traditional games, and period music in the old town's streets and squares."
Giostra
"Rovinj venerates its patron saint Euphemia each 16 September with a procession to the Baroque hilltop basilica that bears her name and houses her 6th-century sarcophagus, accompanied by town festivities on the waterfront below."
Sveta Eufemija
"On the feast day of Rovinj's patron saint, whose sarcophagus miraculously beached itself on the town shore in 800 AD according to legend, the baroque hilltop church of St Euphemia opens its doors for processions and celebrations that have united the fishing community since the early medieval period."
Sv. Eufemija - Feast of Saint Euphemia
"The near-deserted hilltop village of Oprtalj, with its crumbling Venetian loggia and frescoed church, briefly comes alive each autumn for a chestnut festival celebrating the harvest of the surrounding forests with tastings, roasting, and local wine from the Istrian interior."
Dani marunice - Chestnut Festival Oprtalj
"In this tiny Dalmatian coastal village, locals race donkeys through narrow cobblestone streets in a knockabout tradition that began in 1952 as a tribute to the working animals of island life, accompanied by food stalls and live music."
Magareće trke u Tribunju
"Teams of up to 18 rowers from Neretva river villages race 22 kilometres of the delta in refurbished traditional wooden lađe to Ploce, a centuries-old river custom that draws crowds waving flags along both banks in a celebration of the flat-bottomed boat culture unique to this part of Dalmatia."
Maraton lađa
"Registered with the International March League, this annual walking festival winds through Otočac's Gacka River valley and on to Gospić, attracting walkers from the Netherlands, Germany, Taiwan, and beyond for multi-distance routes through some of Lika's most unspoilt river landscapes."
Hrvatski festival hodanja
"Lošinj's deep maritime heritage is celebrated each September with traditional sailing regattas, boat exhibitions, and sea-themed cultural events anchored in the island's long history as a centre of Adriatic seafaring."
Losinava