Magic of a small fishing town

Famed for its crystal-clear sea the Fažana Channel connects Fažana and Brijuni. Here on the terra firma the fishing tradition was mentioned as early as the Middle Ages and has remained a well-known theme up to the present day. Fishing boats, dinghies and batane rocking gently along the two wharfs in Fažana; boats leaving port in the evening with their fishing lights and the morning activities at the waterfront. Fishing is part of the family bond: even today you can see the diligent women from Fažana as they clean and mend fishing nets after the fishermen return from sea. Pilchard, anchovy, mackerel… This is the most frequently caught fish in Fažana’s fishing nets!
Pilchard is included in nearly every catering offer of Fažana and Valbandon.
Both with its heart and offer, the tradition of this fishing-tourist town is turned towards the sea, calling out to skilled local fishermen, children and their parents, tourists and modern Argonauts. It is an invitation to the authentic atmosphere and tales of old fishermen on the luck and skillfulness, on shallows and positions, mercy of wind and waves, through stories echoing the words of our ancestors and challenges of modern times.

Workshops

Workshops

This year the Tourist Association of Fažana organizes free courses of the Small fishing academy “Pilchard” every Wednesday at Fažana’s waterfront. We invite you to sign up for courses, ...
Art along the road

Art along the road

This sculptor's promenade has been thematically organized by evoking the silvery blue fish pilchard. Its first works of art made by Fažana artists were put up in 2006-2008. The suggestive ...
Events

Events

SCHOOL OF SALTING PILCHARD Fazana Fishing academy "Pilchard" opens up its doors to land and sea! A specially interesting activity is its "School of salting pilchard". It is a chance to ...
Pilchard road

Pilchard road

Pilchard is included in nearly every catering offer of Fažana and Valbandon. Along the Pilchard road, which you can easily pass on foot, over hundred different ways of preparing pilchard in ...
Small fishing academy Pilchard

Small fishing academy Pilchard

Small fishing academy Pilchard - Fažana's challenge in the fishing net of tradition Freshly caught, still hot, taken right off the grill, pilchard in Fažana is the fish with a special ...
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