The Square of St. Christopher - Varoš
The Square of St. Christopher (sv. Kristofor), known as Varoš is the central and the largest square in Rab. It was named after St. Christopher (Sv. Kristofor) the martyr, saint and patron saint of Rab. It is located at the very entrance to the town centre. At the square, there is a fountain with the image of Draga, a shepherdess from Rab, with the statue of Kalifront below. They both represent the tragic love legends written by the poet Juraj...
The Municipium Arba Square
Today, this is the largest square to be located inside the old town centre completely facing the north and the town port. It has obtained its final shape following a number of reconstructions and demolitions of historical buildings and the constructions of mostly inappropriate buildings. During the Roman period urban renewal, the square was facing the walls and the port as in the Middle Ages until the demolition of the town wall at the end of the 19th...
The Square of Freedom - Pjaceta
The Square of Freedom (Cro. Trg slobode), named Pjaceta (piazzetta) by the locals, has always been the centre of the uptown, located since ancient times at the intersection of the main street heading in the north-south direction (Lat. cardo maximus) and the Upper Street (Cro. Gornja ulica) which exudes peace, spirituality and tranquility, rich in sacral buildings, with less commercial ones.In the Middle Ages, Pjaceta was called Katurbo or Platea sv. Tome...
Squares
The small peninsula has been inhabited for over 2,000 years
The Town of Rab is situated on the small peninsula in between the two deep bays, the Bay of St. Euphemia and the bay in the north that was turned into the town port. Such a morphology of the peninsula has determined the urban design of the ancient Liburnian settlement, with the Roman municipium mostly following the same design, though with architectural and stylistic changes, which has remained the same to this day.
