Church of St Simeon
Guide
Photo: LBM1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeChurchAllow 15–25 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A plain church that holds a treasure on its high altar: a large gilded silver chest covered in scenes, held up by bronze angels.
A brief history
The chest, which holds the relics of St Simeon, was made in Zadar in the late 1300s by a goldsmith from Milan, paid for by the Queen of Hungary and Croatia.
Tips
- Best time
- Morning
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 15–25 min
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Usually open in the day outside services; times vary (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The old town (Poluotok): The walled peninsula: the forum, churches, the market and marble lanes; rooms and apartments are central but dearer in summer.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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