Bike race on the occasion of World Tourism Day
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Celebrating the World Tourism Day, the Tourist Board of Rovinj, in cooperation with the Lenica company, organised bike rides to the archaeological site of Monkodonjo
The bikers (and non-bikers) will begin to gather from 3 p.m. in front of the fountain on Rovinj’s central square. The start is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the return for 7 p.m., after which the participants will have dinner together at the Kantinon tavern.
Information and biker registrations at (052) 811-566 (Rovinj Tourist Board), or 098/855-231 (Lenicom, Mr. Boban Memedović) or at departure point on Saturday until 3.45 p.m.
The ride (20 km long) goes down the track along Rovinj coastline to the archeological site of Monkodonja-Mušego, where an old bronze settlement will be presented to the participants with expert guidance of an archeologist.
NOTE: All persons of good will are entitled to participate. All bikers will take responsibility for themselves. Underage persons may ride subject to parental escort or approval. All bikers are recommended to wear protective helmets (especially the underage ones!).
The organizer takes no responsibility for any potential accidents or inconveniences before, during and after the bike ride.
TRACK DESCRIPTION
the ride begins on the central town square (next to the fountain, beneath the clock) and goes along the coast to the Delfin swimming pool (marina entrance) and further toward Villas Rubin on the seaside track (Lone Bay, P. Corrente, Scaraba, Cuvi),
the ride continues via the parking lot next to Camp Polari to Kokaletovica and down the road to the intersection for Monkodonja.
a mild ascent (around 1 km) will take us to the exit toward the remains of a bronze settlement providing a magnificent view of the south part of Rovinj’s coastline and the islands.
After some refreshments and presentation of the archeological site, we will leave for Madonna di Campo and back toward Rovinj where we will arrange for the participants to cross the road at Lamadapili (Piliš) pool
the road continues toward the Polari parking lot and further on the same route we departed on to the central town square.
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Celebrating the World Tourism Day, the Tourist Board of Rovinj, in cooperation with the Lenica company, organised bike rides to the archaeological site of Monkodonjo. Some thirty bikers, who started from the Marshal Tito Square, were greeted at their destination point by the archaeologist of the Regional Museum of the Town of Rovinj, Mr Damir Matošević, who clarified the history of the site during the hour of sightseeing, and pointed out to the significance and value of discovering this archaeological location.
That is, there was talk of phenomenal, preserved and valuable ruins of importance beyond Istria, important for European archaeology and civilisation as well, which exhibit the manner of the civilisation spreading towards Central Europe. Extensive research on the ruins are being undertaken from as early as 1953, and prove that Monkodonja, this mountain-quince, half-way both from Rovinj and Bale, was the most important settlement on the west coast of Istria, with some one thousand inhabitants. It was established around 2000 BC, and its settlers viewed the fertile valley from the mountain, all the way to the sea. Thanks to maritime traffic, the inhabitants of Monkodonja enjoyed cultural and economic contacts with far civilisations, which is the origin of the rich jewellery and ceramics found here.
Following a lecture, the participants of the biking tour returned to Rovinj, taking the track through Madone di Campo and Lokva Piliš.
