Celebrating the Legend of Izola 2023
Location: Manzioli square
Time: 11.00 am - 5.00 pm
Free entry
The holiday, which was celebrated as a local holiday by the people of Izola for 448 years, from 1380 until 1828, when it was abolished by the local authorities, originated as a commemoration of the distant 23rd October 1380, when the Genoese fleet sailed in front of Izola. Legend has it that the helpless townspeople took refuge in the church to pray. A white dove flew from the church over the Genoese fleet, which could not see the shore because of the miraculous misty cloud with which St Mawer had covered Izola. The fleet followed the dove, convinced that it was flying close to land, but it took them far out to sea. The dove returned to the church and released an olive branch from its beak as a sign of peace and safety. At that time, the people of Izola chose a dove with an olive branch in its beak as the municipality's coat of arms. To commemorate the legend, various games were organised between the towns that were part of the Serenissima - the Venetian Republic - with an emphasis on rowing regattas, with the aim of maintaining and strengthening the friendship between the towns of the northern Adriatic.
EVENT PROGRAMME
11:00 - 17:00 – »Istrian market«, Istrian products and delicacies
11:00 - 13:00 – Creative workshops for children, SI/CI Dante Alighieri Izola - Isola
11:00 - 13:00 – Exhibition of children's drawings, Vojke Šmuc Primary School, Livade Primary School, Dante Alighieri Primary School
11:15 – Children's performance: »Pirate Tone« by Kolenc Family Theatre
12:00 – Arrival of the old boats, Old Boat Association Izola
12:15 – Kompanija Izolana, musical performance
13:00 – Guided tour of the church of St. Maurus: viewing of the fresco with the dove of Izola and presentation of the legend
13:00 – Izola Accordion Players Association, musical performance
14:00 – Marsell Marinšek, musical performance
14:30 – Visit of the group »Al tempo di Tartini«, SI/CI Giuseppe Tartini Piran - Pirano
15:00 – Guided tour of the church of St. Maurus: viewing of the fresco with the dove of Izola and presentation of the legend
15:15 – Mandolinistica capodistriana, musical performance
17:00 – End of the event
