Creation 21 Sep 2021, 1:34 p.m. - Last update 30 Jun 2022, 9:08 a.m. - User: lea.linic
PGZ
ITEM
Name of the POI
Grandmother in Stone
POI ID
Grandmother_in_Stone
Type
POI Experience
FORM FILLER
Name
Natalija
Surname
Mihaljević
E-mail
natalija.mihaljevic@prospekt.hr
Role
Other info
CONTACT PERSON
Name
Lea
Surname
Linić
E-mail
lea.linic@pgz.hr
Role
Senior expert associate for work on the Excover project
Other info
POI BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Description of the POI
The grandmother carved in stone is a symbol of the people who lived here before the Romans, Liburnia. In the Municipality of Čavle there is a carved grandmother in stone, presumably from the Middle Ages. It is also known that every town, place or village at the entrance had a grandmother in some form who greeted people and who had to be kissed to enter. The conveyed meaning of the above would be giving respect to the place you are entering.
POI GEOREFERENCE
Georeference
45.370773378825724 14.46047968209531
Street address
Grobnik bb
City
Grobnik
State/Province/Region
Municipality Čavle
Postal/Zip Code
51218
MULTIMEDIA FILES
Filename and type01_EXCOVER_Grobnik_Town_Grandmother_in_Stone.jpg - (Photograph)
DescriptionGrobnik’s Grandmother in Stone (Baba od kamena) - a grotesque female figure carved out of living rock, symbolizing fertility and fecundity, situated at the bottom of a steep road that leads to the Grobnik Castle in Town of Grobnik, Municipality of Čavle, Rijeka, Croatia.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public. Grobnik’s Grandmother in Stone (Baba od kamena) is a grotesque female figure carved out of living rock, just over life-size, on which a large head and emphasized feminine attributes (wide hips and breasts) are immediately noticeable, symbolizing fertility and fecundity. It is situated at the bottom of a steep road that leads to the Grobnik Castle. According to folk tradition, such female figures bring luck and overall prosperity both to individuals and to the town. Each first-time visitor has to kiss the baba for good luck and prosperity.
Filename and type02_EXCOVER_Grobnik_Town_Grandmother_in_Stone.jpg - (Photograph)
DescriptionGrobnik’s Grandmother in Stone (Baba od kamena) - a grotesque female figure carved out of living rock, symbolizing fertility and fecundity, situated at the bottom of a steep road that leads to the Grobnik Castle in Town of Grobnik, Municipality of Čavle, Rijeka, Croatia.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public. Grobnik’s Grandmother in Stone (Baba od kamena) is a grotesque female figure carved out of living rock, just over life-size, on which a large head and emphasized feminine attributes (wide hips and breasts) are immediately noticeable, symbolizing fertility and fecundity. It is situated at the bottom of a steep road that leads to the Grobnik Castle. According to folk tradition, such female figures bring luck and overall prosperity both to individuals and to the town. Each first-time visitor has to kiss the baba for good luck and prosperity.
CATEGORY
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Material Heritage
Immaterial Heritage
NATURAL HERITAGE
HIDDEN PATRIMONY
Tangible
Intangible
EXPERIENCES
RELEVANT INFORMATION
Type of tourist experience
Grandmother in stone is a sculpture with an interesting legend and dates back to the Middle Ages.
The legend tells of kissing a grandmother who should also be kissed when she first comes to the town of Grobnik.
Length of tourist experience
It takes 15-30 minutes to look at the ‘grandmother in stone’ and listen to the legend.
Contact person
Ivan Salamon [info@tz-cavle.hr]
Opening
n/a
Booking
n/a
Cost
n/a
Languages
not available
"Last mile" accessibility
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation/car parking/bus station
Accessibility/limitations to access
There are no limits for younger visitors not for people with mobility issues.
Popularity of the attraction among the locals
10
Influence on destination choice
8
Tag
grandmother in stone, grobnik legends, sculpture
Information regarding the key informants and stakeholders involved in the research
1.Examinee - Ivan Salamon is the director of the Tourist board of Municipality of Čavle
2. Examiner, coordinator - Ivo Mataija
3. Examiner - Natalija Mihaljević
