Description of the attraction
The city of Poreč, founded in the Roman era, is a true open-air treasury, where you can see historical buildings from different periods.
In the middle of the 13th century, luxurious secular buildings appeared in Porec. Probably one of the first houses in the city was built for the local canon. According to the inscription on the facade, the construction of the Romanesque mansion took place in 1251. The parish priest of Poreč still lives in this house. For the construction of this two-story building, stone blocks of the correct shape were used. Its main decoration is considered to be a series of Romanesque bifor, that is, double windows separated by a thin column. The columns and capitals of these bifors date from the 6th century. They were removed from older buildings and moved to the facade of the canon's house. Thus, these architectural elements have survived to this day.
Three small stone niches built into the facade near the main portal, on which the date of completion of the construction of the mansion was subsequently carved, were also taken from more ancient buildings. On one of them we see a stylized image of a window, the frame of which can also be mistaken for a Christian cross. Niches stand out in shape and material: they are made of smooth, well-cut white stone. The portal has an arched Romanesque shape. The doors, decorated with two small windows, are made of wood.
Through the portal on the left side of the canon's house, you can get into the corridor leading to the atrium of the Euphrasian Basilica. Access to the atrium and basilica is possible with the purchase of a combined ticket.
