HUM - the smallest city in the world According to the legend, Hum was built with the stones left over when giants were building towns in the river Mirna valley. It is situated in the centre of #Istria with 24 inhabitants (next year it will be 25... one women is pregnant :-) ) Despite such a small number of residents it preserved the old ritual “Election of the prefect for a year” when all the men from the parish gather at the Municipal Loggia to elect the village superior by carving their votes into a wooden stick. Inside the preserved city walls there are two small streets with three rows of houses. Today, Hum is a city-monument, one of the rare examples of the urban development within the city walls. #visitcroatia Apart from being famous for being the smallest city in the world, recently it became popular for “biska”, brandy spiced with mistletoe and made according to the old recipe originating from Hum. Every year at the end of October, the Grappa festival takes place here, presenting brandy producers from all over Istria. #travel #vacation #europe #croatia
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 21:45:57 +0000
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