The exhibition In nomine sancte... Castrum Pisinum marks the 1040th anniversary of the first mention of Pazin Castle! It is informative in nature and represents a kind of introduction to the Castle for visitors, providing relevant and interesting information about the history, architecture and significance of the Castle to all of the city of Pazin’s guests.

The Castle’s story is told by way of 15 panels - through turbulent centuries, history, architecture and curiosities both in and around the Castle, chronologically, from 983, its first mention, until the middle of the 20th century, when it became home to museum institutions, which have remained until today.

Besides the history and architecture, which are the fundamental content backbone of the exhibition, interesting facts from history, life, heraldry, art, related to the Castle or which supplement already known stories and information, are highlighted for each time period and on each panel.

Besides a chronological presentation of historical facts, we can see changes, construction styles and upgrades in the context of the architecture of the Castle and its importance and significance primarily from the point of view of the Duchy of Pazin (County of Pazin), as well as that of other historical moments. The exhibition also brings some hitherto less known information and interesting facts, and is full of photographs and reproductions of archival and museum material.

In addition to the materials of the Museum of the City and the archival materials of the State Archives in Pazin, materials from the Apostolic Archives in the Vatican, the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia, the Diocesan Archives in Poreč, the Croatian State Archives, the State Archives in Rijeka, the National Library in Vienna and the Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum from Piran have also been used for research and exhibition purposes.

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The exhibition of Milo Manara, one of the world\'s greatest comic authors, is the highlight of the rich program of the Book Fair in Istria, which will be opened in the presence of the author himself.

The impressive exhibition of the Italian curator, Paula Bristot, brings different aspects of Milo Manara\'s artistic personality and presents his connections with the worlds of film, literature, comics and visual arts in general.

The exhibition between comics, literature and film is divided into three main segments that highlight the author’s distinctive artistic graphic style. The first part of the exhibition presents Manara\'s connection with literature, that is, with Umberto Eco through the original black and white panels from the first volume of his book, Il nome della rosa (The Name of the Rose, 2023), which accompany Manara\'s colour reproductions.

The second segment of the exhibition presents Manara\'s collaboration with the famous director, Federico Fellini and "his deep connection with the film, which is manifested in the actors\' statements and in Fellini\'s direct shaping of the storyboards for the stories in the comics Il viaggio a Tulum (The Journey to Tulum) and Il viaggio di G. Mastorna, detto Fernet (The Voyage of Mr. Mastorna also known as Fernet).” In these works, the actor Marcello Mastroianni stands out as the main character and as Fellini\'s alter ego in these oneiric and psychedelic stories.

The third part of the exhibition presents exceptionally faithful reproductions of the works of Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, in the reconstruction of the painter\'s turbulent life. These works, as the critic points out, are particularly convincing and amaze with the attention and fidelity with which the historical details and spaces of the then decadent Rome are presented.

The Motovun art gatherings, organized as international meetings of visual artists, are a multi-year themed event that took place in Motovun in 1972 and 1984. In that period, 11 art meetings by artists of different literary backgrounds, generations and origins were realized with the participation of more than 120 artists.

Today, the view of the Motovun meetings is shaped through inter-museum and international cooperation, bringing together artists and works of art, institutions, collections and curators, and representing work on networking and joint work, as well as interest in the history of exhibitions and the history of institutions.

The exhibition has been financed by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, the Region of Istria, the City of Pazin, the Central Istria Tourist Board and the Pazin City Museum.

When the temperature drops close to zero during a winter walk, it\'s time for frozen noses to turn red and hands to thaw, and where better to achieve this than in a tavern by the fireplace together with - Istrian cabbage!

As a side dish or on its own, sour and especially tasty with dry meat dishes, cabbage will satisfy even the most refined palates and warm even the most frozen. Therefore, hurry to a nearby tavern, restaurant or farm where the finest cabbage delicacies await you!

A delicious prelude to the cheerful period of December in central Istria is provided by menus in which sauerkraut plays the starring role.

Agroturizam Stara štala
Sandalji 30, Borut, Cerovlje
M. +385 98 920 34 55; +385 98 750 731
stara.stala@gmail.com
Jota (Sauerkraut and bean minestrone) with dried pork | Sausages, stewed potatoes and boiled sauerkraut | Homemade cake - 18€

Konoba Dišpet
Most 1G, Zajci, Pićan
T. +385 52 561 262
M. +385 95 895 2820
kdispet@gmail.com
Rocket salad, sauerkraut, prosciutto, cheese, pork crackling (salad) | Cabbage au gratin with beef burger and sauerkraut | Apple flambé - 22€ 

Konoba Doma
Kranjci 18, Sveti Petar u Šumi
M. +385 91 573 8442
mihael.budak@pu.t-com.hr
Boiled pig’s tongue with cabbage salad, cornlettes and dried cherry tomatoes | Old-fashioned grilled Istrian sausage with cabbage and beans served with spicy mustard | Sweet polenta - 19€

Konoba Marino
Gračišće 75
M. +385 91 524 9209
marino.buljan@pu.htnet.hr
Welcome aperitif | Jota (Sauerkraut and bean minestrone) | Sausages, pork tenderloin, sauerkraut, bacon | Fritule (little doughnuts) and cukerančići (traditional Istrian pastry) - 20€  

Restoran & pizzeria Tinjanski Vijulin
Tinjan 1 A
T. +385 52 437 080
M.+385 91 234 5195
info@tinjanski-vijulin.com
Pljukanci (traditional pasta) with young cabbage and pieces of Istrian sausage | Pork roll, boiled sauerkraut, Ana’s potatoes | Fried dough with curd, figs in red wine, baked apple jam, lemon zest and toasted walnuts - 30€

Tomažova konoba
Vošteni 19, Sveti Lovreč
T. +385 52 616 523
M.+385 99 213 6067
tomaso.vosten@gmail.com
Welcome aperitif | Pljukanci (traditional pasta) with mushrooms prepared in olive oil with bacon, cabbage salad | Pork tenderloin, sausages, sauerkraut and potato | Homemade pastry - 28€