The Cathedral Bell Tower
The biggest investment project of all times on the Island of Rab was the construction of the Rab Cathedral bell tower, the most beautiful building of that kind on the eastern Adriatic coast. It was built some 50m west of the Cathedral. For a long time it was the second tallest building on the eastern Adriatic coast, towering over all the Istrian and Dalmatian bell towers and preserved ancient buildings with being 26 m high. It was built in Romanesque style...
Bell Tower of St. Andrew
The Bell Tower of St. Andrew is the oldest bell tower on the island, situated next to the church facade at the centre of the monastery and was built in 1181 in Romanesque style. The inscription of its dedication on the plate inside the tower mentions the Archdeacon Kuzma (Cosmas) as the client at the time of the influential nun Ivana (Ioanne) and Bishop Andrija (Andree / Bishop from 1177 to 1193).During the recent reconstruction and research, the remains...
The Tower of St. Justine
The tower was erected in 1672 with simple Baroque-style features and the arched dome as the last of the four Rab bell towers in a row, thus completing the unique, harmonious and distinctive panoramic view of Rab. The arched roof resembles the bishop mitra. There is a bell inside the bell tower dating back to 1354. It is divided into floors with small monoforas on each floor, larger ones on the second and bifras on the top.One can enter the Villa Antonieta...
The Bell Tower of St. John the Evangelist
The Romanesque-style bell tower was erected in the second half of the 12th c. next to the church at the end of the southern wall, close to the sanctuary. It is very similar to the tower of the neighbouring Monastery of St. Andrew (Cro. Sv. Andrija), constructed at the same time. Rab is well-known fr its four bell towers, this one next to the ruins of the Church of St. John the Evangelist (Cro. Sv. Ivan Evenđelista) being the last one in a row from the top...