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the interior of the UNESCO building in Paris. Old customs
are also preserved in the villages around Primošten, like on
the Jurlinini Dvori estate (29), where you can witness how
people once lived (27) and worked (30).
A number of the island villages are characterised by their
originality and preservation of traditions, such as Betina on
the island of Murter (23), known for its tradition of building
wooden ships (26). There is also the fishing centre Murter
(25), whose inhabitants have always been the owners of land
on the Kornati Islands (33), and the smallest inhabited island
of Krapanj (31), known for its tradition of sponge making
(28). On the island is a Franciscan monastery with a typical
regional museum.
The area of DALMATINSKA ZAGORA on the inland hides
many sites, especially from the Antique period and the early
Middle Ages. The most important site is Bribirska Glavica
on the hill at Skradin, with partly preserved walls from the
time of the Illyrians, and the remains (35) of the Roman and
the early Croatian city. Along the canyon of the river Krka is
the site Burnum, with preserved remains of a Roman camp
built on the foundations of even older Illyrian ones (41),
next to which are the remains of a Roman arena (44). At the
site of Danilo near Šibenik are the remains of a prehistoric
settlement (43).
A very special sight of Šibenik is the Church of St. Savior
from the 9th century, under the highest Croatian mountain
Dinara. It is known as the oldest Croatian church, and has
a preserved bell tower (40). Below Dinara, in the town of
Knin, is probably the largest Renaissance castle from the
16th century (34). Next to it is a small museum (37) with
exhibits from the ancient past, but also from the recent past
of the Homeland War (36). There are many forts around
Drniš, next to the river Krka (45), such as Nečven grad (46)
or the fortress above the town of Drniš (42). Since the famous
Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović is from Drniš, the
Drniš Museum has a rich collection of his works. In addition
to the statues (39) exhibited there, is one of the few of
his paintings – an image of a mother (38).
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