THIS IS MY TOWN by https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b en-us 2019-01-30 13:01:20 UTC 2023-07-12 13:43:20 UTC hello@padlet.com LOCATION abrull2 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/338991307 2019-03-07 17:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/338991307 INFORMATION ABOUT VILA laiaamigar https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/341737875 Location: East north part of Catalonia
Area: 34km²
Country: Spain
Habitants: 66.274 (2018)
Elevation: 22m
Climate: Mediterranean
Townhall website: www.vilanova.cat
Famous people: Sergi López (actor), Toni Albà (actor), Joan Ignasi Helena ( politician), Francesc Macià ( former president of Catalunya), Francesc Escribano ( journalist), Josep Piqué (politician), Jordi Morera.
Coat of arms

]]> 2019-03-15 13:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/341737875 PLAÇA DE LA VILA/PLAÇA MEDITERRÀNIA/TRAIN STATION laiaamigar https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/341742494 It's one of the most important sites from Vilanova. In Plaça de la Vila, you find the Town Hall.

Plaça Mediterrània: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbFVapPOd4E&feature=youtu.be

]]> 2019-03-15 13:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/341742494 LA RAMBLA laiaamigar https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/341742922 It's the street where  most of the shops of Vilanova are.
Video made by students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB90IeQOU4g]]> 2019-03-15 13:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/341742922 Official video on Vilanova i la Geltrú abrull2 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342306756 2019-03-18 10:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342306756 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342320803 POPULATION
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The Punta Rata beach
One of the most beautiful gravel beaches of the world is in a protected area, a cape covered in pine forest. In July 2004, the American Forbes magazine listed this beach among the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world (among the most famous ones, such as Copacabana, St. Tropez, Costa del Sol, and the exotic beaches in Belize, Antigua and the Maldives).

On the western side of the beach there is the Brela Stone – a symbol of Brela, the most common motive from postcards of Brela and Croatia. The rock is covered in pines proudly protruding and presenting all its beauty and force, power and spite to grow from stone. Brela have successfully combined the natural beauty and the human care for nature conservation. The success was achieved, apart from the stunning nature, also through vision, capability and skills of the local people.
The Podraće beach
The beach Podraće in Brela is one of the most photographed beaches of Croatia. The also famous beach Punta Rata are in close proximity. The European Parliament published at its Twitter profile a video providing advices where to go swimming this summer. The first place, as the ideal place for the summer holiday, was awarded to our magnificent pebble bay – beach Podraće in Brela. In 2015 beach Podraće was listed among the 15 most beautiful and desirable vacation destinations by the site European Best Destinations.

Medvidina cave
Together with Berulia beach, the Medvidina Cave was once the habitat of the Mediterranean Monk Seal after which it received its name. The Mediterranean monk seal is species of seal and one of the most endangered mammals. In this region they are also known as morski medvid (sea bear) or morski čovik (sea man). Fishermen considered them to be enemies because they often destroyed their nets. It disappeared from the Adriatic Coast in the 1960s.
Vruja
"Sea, sea..." they say that the Croatians exclaimed this on the Dupci pass when they arrived at the Adriatic. Here the rocks swoop more than 100 m deep. The Vruja cove is a huge system of wells with an underwater spring  from which a huge amount of water is springing.
The Biokovo mountain
The oldest given name of the Biokovo Mountain is its Greek name – Adrion. It divided Dalmatia in the Littoral part and the Dalmatia Hinterland. Biokovo's highest peak is Sv. Jure - St George (1762 m). It is characterized by varied vegetation that includes 2274 herbal species among which numerous endemic species of which the most famous is the so called "Biokovsko zvonce" – Biokovo bell (Edraianthus pumilio) The fauna too is diverse so we can find wolves(Canis lupus) and boars (Sus crofa) here. In 1981 it was proclaimed as a Natural Park.
]]> 2019-03-18 10:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342320803 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342322983 THE PUNTA RATA BEACH]]> 2019-03-18 11:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342322983 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342323170 THE PODRAĆE BEACH]]> 2019-03-18 11:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342323170 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342323194 THE MEDVIDINA CAVE]]> 2019-03-18 11:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342323194 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342323257 THE BIOKOVO MOUNTAIN]]> 2019-03-18 11:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342323257 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342323660 THE VRUJA BAY]]> 2019-03-18 11:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342323660 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342324089 THE BRELA STONE]]> 2019-03-18 11:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342324089 SANTA MARIA CAPUA VETERE Santa Maria Capua Vetere (ancient Capua) in short S. Maria C.V. is an Italian district inhabited by 32 808 people in Caserta, in Campania. https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342545324 2019-03-18 18:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342545324 Santa Maria Capua Vetere’s territory is situated in the Pianura Campana in the South of Volturno River and of Tifata Mountain and in the North of Regi lagni. It is in a plain area 36m upon sea level. https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342550212 2019-03-18 18:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342550212 Climate https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342559199  The climate is typical of the municipalities of the Campana plain: summer is characterized by sultry heat, while winter is moderately cold with rare snowfalls. Precipitation ranges from 136 mm in November to 19 mm in July. The humidity is instead on average 74% while the wind oscillates in the maximum between W 9 km / h and W 16 km / h. ]]> 2019-03-18 18:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342559199 Symbols https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342578583 Coat of arms granted with R.D. of June 24, 1888 The emblem of the city is of very recent origin: it dates back to 1888. It is red, with a cross, surmounted by a crown, under which a gold band bears the initials OPQC, initials of Ordo Populus Que Campanus ("Order E Popolo Campano "in Latin). The acronym O.P.Q.C. was chosen after a long-standing dispute with today's city of Capua on the use of the abbreviation S.P.Q.C. (Senatus Populusque Capuarum) belonging to ancient Capua, The cross symbolizes, instead, the strong historical link with the original city nucleus around the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, which also gave its name to this village. The banner, as per the city statute, «is a red cloth decorated with gold embroidery and loaded with the emblem of the Municipality, with an olive branch and a laurel branch intertwined at the sides, and bears the top gold inscription "City of Santa Maria Capua Vetere" ". ]]> 2019-03-18 19:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342578583 Storia https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342580006 Adriano's bow On the city territory there was the ancient Capua, called “Altera Roma” (the other Roma) by Cicero in the first century BC. Its origins are probably due to the fusion of previous villages of the Villanovan culture. It was later an Oscan and Etruscan city. Struck by Vandal raids, it was destroyed by the Saracens in 841. The modern town was reborn from the 12th century on the basis of three farmhouses built near the Christian Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore or the Surechi, San Pietro in Corpo and Sant'Erasmo in Capitolio.]]> 2019-03-18 19:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342580006 Origin of the name https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342582219  The current toponym of Santa Maria Capua Vetere was established in 1862 by the R.D. August 24, 1862, n. 802. It is composed of two parts. The first part (Santa Maria) refers to the name that the inhabited center had since 1315 of Villa Santa Maria Maggiore (Villa Sanctae Mariae Maioris in Latin). It derived in turn from the name of the homonymous church of Santa Maria Maggiore which, following the Barbarian invasions that destroyed the ancient Capua, represented the fulcrum from which the reconstruction of the new town started. The second part (Capua Vetere) refers instead to the ancient city of Capua which insisted territorially precisely where today stands Santa Maria Capua Vetere. The adjective "Vetere" derives from "Vetus, veteris", a Latin adjective from the second class to an exit that means "ancient", therefore "Capua Antica". This adjective was also used to diversify the city from the new Capua. ]]> 2019-03-18 19:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/342582219 elasalle https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/344376886 This is our town hall]]> 2019-03-22 20:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/344376886 ORIGIN OF THE NAME https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345179502 Many writers locate the old Porphyrogennetos' Berulia ( the 10th century), or, more precisely, Brelo, in many locations: today's Brela Gornja, Vrulja, Verulja, near the church of St. Nicola (in the field, on the southern part) or as a little village on the elevation near the seaside and in the vicinity of Vrulja.
 
The name of the place comes from the springwater, called vrilo or vrelo by the locals, and from vrulja, located under the surface of the sea. Vrelo (springwater) is the spring coming out from the land, while vrulja (wellspring) is the springwater under the sea. Our Vrulja is the spring of the anonymous river which has its headwaters in the Biokovo massif, flowing out around twenty metres under the sea surface. Besides this major and the strongest springwater, there are also some smaller and weaker springwaters, mixing with the sea water.
 
To Beroyllia" is the oldest written historical and cultural monument of the place, conserved thanks to the Byzantine emperorConstantine Porphyrogennetos (around year 950), who mentiones it in Greek language in the book "On the Administration of the Empire", as one of the four fortified cities of the old Narentine principality of Pagania. Brela of that time, besides Makar, Zaostrog and Gradac, is described as four inhhabited fortifications of the old Pagania.
In the charter of Croatian duke Juraj Šubić from the town of Klis, the inhabitants of Brela are mentioned in the latinized word "Brolanenses" from the year 1315.

At the end of the 16th century the foreign sources clearly differentiate "Brehlia superior et inferior", while at the end of the 17th century "Brehgli Dolgni" and "Brehgli Gorgni", i.e. Gornja Brela behind the hill in the hinterland and Donja Brela on the coast.
In the Croatian language, the term Brela is recorded for the first time – as far as we know – in 1694 in Friar Nikola Ursić' s testament.In the year 1993 Brela became an indipendent municipality.
Between the two centuries the inhabitants of Brela celebrated the 1050th anniversary of their written history.]]> 2019-03-26 11:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345179502 HISTORICAL MONUMENTS https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345179860 It is important to mention:
Silvan's relief discovered in 1969 in Brela, built in the lintel of the stable owned by Srećko Filipović. The main and the most admired deity of the old Delmatae tribe was the pastoral god Silvan (Silvanus) with his goddess companion Thana. The cult representation of Silvan had the task to assure health and multiplication of the herd. The lower part of the relief is missing, the part of the attribute in the right hand, as well as the edges. On the upper conserved part of the body there are no details and the basic shape of the body is irregular and distorted. The arms are spread: in the left hand there is the shepherd's rod (pedum), while in the right one there is the attribute sculptured in the shape of quadrangle plastic surface with the handle (shovel). This relief today is the part of the private collection owned by Zvonimir Filipović.]]> 2019-03-26 11:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345179860 HISTORY OF TOURISM IN BRELA https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345180401 When one speaks about the beginnings of tourism in Brela, it is essential to mention the name of the bishop of the diocese of Makarska - Nikola Bijanković, who was born in Split in 1645, and died in Makarska in 1730, where he was buried in the St Mark cathedral.
The bishop has built the oratory of the St Philip Neri Order and the church of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the "Soline" area in Brela. He was also remembered as the great admirer of the Brela nature.
He often used his spare time to visit Brela to sit and meditate under one of the oldest and the most beautiful pine trees, which grows out of the rock and leans over the sea. The natives have named that unique pine-tree after him the Bijanković pine-tree, and it was situated in front of the present Hotel “Soline". Unfortunately, during the construction works at this hotel, the pine-tree was destroyed by the incredible lack of care of the builders. On 350th anniversary of birth day of the Bishop Bijanković in 1995, the Matica hrvatska - Brela chapter, planted the new pine tree and put up in memory of the Bishop Bijanković. That is the least that the inhabitants of Brela could do for that visionary of their future!

It was as late as the 1930 when an interesting event happened. Driving along the Adriatic Coast with her suite, The Queen Marija Karađorđević, a Romanian princess by origin, stopped when she saw the woods and the seashore of Brela, and delighted, she sat by the road for a long time looking at that unique landscape. Right after that, she wanted to build a palace in Brela.

The beginnings of the organised tourism coincide with the opening of the first pension called "Soline", which was equipped in the unsettled house of the brothers Filip and Mirko Filipović in 1932 by the Czech woman Maša Chmelikova from Prague. Her example was soon followed by the natives, who opened several family pensions in the existing houses which were situated near the sea and by building new houses destined for such needs. Filip-Pile Filipović whose house was situated next to the pension of Ms Chmelikova started the business too, occasionally dr. K. Filipović and Ljubo Žamić who built new houses, as well as Stanko Bekavac with his wife Joška, a Czech woman who was employed at the pension "Soline". One could get a full- board in those places, as there was no other dining option. Only several years before the WWII, the brothers Ivan and Jozo Beroš from Baška Voda have built the ground building and opened the first buffet-restaurant. Today, on that site you may find the restaurant "Palma".

There was no access road in Brela, nor the dock. There was no electricity, running water, nor sewerage. If the guest came by bus from the present-day motorway, he had to go down the hill for about km by the very steep road. If he/she came by the boat, he/she had to disembark in Baška Voda, and a boatman would take him/her to Brela by rowing. The guests had gas lamps in their rooms, and in the dining room, or outdoors, there was a fisherman’s lamp was used, then famous PETROMAX.

Still, the progress was visible. The water was accumulated in the built tanks during the autumn and the winter, then it was pumped by the manual pumps to the tank inside the house ceiling, where it was brought to the sink in the room by the free fall. There were two English toilets at each floor, at that was the achieved standard."Running water in the room" – that was a very successful advertisement at that time. The price of the full board was the then 50 dinars per person. The guests were predominantly the Czechs, the Slovaks and the Austrians, as well as the wealthy domestic people. It was a start of the organised tourism. The Tourist Association was established, which dealt with the records on arrival of tourists and charged the sojourn tax. The shrubs were cut and a promenade was built from the small fisherman’s doc to the Dugi Rat Cape and the benches for rest were put. In the then town centre, where nowadays the Restaurant "Palma" is situated, there was a candelabra with the fisherman’s lamp which was lit up every night and gave the tourists at least some kind of lighting. There was also an official, whose work consisted in lighting up and shutting down the fisherman’s lamp and care about order at the bathing area.

At the beginning of the 1960s, the foreign tourists started coming, above all the Germans and the Austrians. The great infrastructure projects were realised: the electricity was introduced, the road and the dock were built, and the problems with water were gradually solved. The waterworks was built firstly for the Hotel "Soline" (ex Machaček) by regulation of spring in Soline, and then the springs in Baška Voda were also regulated, and then finally, the regional waterworks of the Makarska Coast from the river of Cetina was finished, when the problem with sewerage was solved too. At that time, the tourism was present throughout the Brela coast, with new tourist centres: Podrače, Stomarica, Podcrkavlje and Jakiruša, where many beautiful and comfortable private pensions restaurants and buffets, as well as the hotel "Pelegrin" were built. At that time the history of development of tourism in Brela ends, and the present and, probably, even better future remain!

At the end, it must be pointed out that, with the natural resources, the people are still the most important factor of development. The people of Brela are said to have three attributes: that they are very hard-working people, that they are perfectionist in everything they do, and that they easily accept novelties which do good to them.]]> 2019-03-26 11:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345180401 The Maraska Cherry https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345181875
The Maraska cherry is a sort of a symbol and synonym of the place, an economic jewel of the past century. The Dalmatian maraska is the world’s best quality cherry and Brela are in the very top among the places suitable for its growing.

The sort of the maraska cherry from Brela is called the Sokoluša. Apart from its excellent taste, it has a beneficial effect on human health with its anti-inflammatory, immunostimulating, antibacterial, antiallergic, anti-viral and anti-carcinogenic features.

For many years it was the only source of income for the Brela inhabitants so it is only understandable that they were happy and proud when the crop was good. This is also where the saying “From Brela, so what?” comes from.]]> 2019-03-26 11:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345181875 elasalle https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345763501 This is the elephant of Nantes. It is a tourist attraction ; you can have a rit on it , it's fun. He is moving on giant weels and it blow's water !!!]]> 2019-03-27 15:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345763501 elasalle https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345766905 This is the castle of Nantes,  Nantes is a town nearby Treillières.
We went to Nantes 26 march and we have taken pictures for this project.]]> 2019-03-27 15:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345766905 elasalle https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345769115 This is the place royale. There is a big fountain . It represents the rivers nearby Nantes. You can eat and drink on the terrases around the place.]]> 2019-03-27 15:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/345769115 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/349842593 Hotel Maestral in 1964 when it was built- the first hotel built after World War II.]]> 2019-04-09 09:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/349842593 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/349842893 Hotel Maestral today- in 2002 was built hotel Marina (on the left side )]]> 2019-04-09 09:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/349842893 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/349843132 Jakiruša Bay in the 1950s]]> 2019-04-09 09:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/349843132 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/349843237 Jakiruša Bay today- in the meantime there were built family houses which are rented every summer to the tourists .]]> 2019-04-09 09:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/349843237 https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/350694292 2019-04-11 09:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/350694292 A VIDEO MADE BY OUR STUDENTS LAST YEAR https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/350695961 This video was made by our students last school year. Its name is The dangerous beauty of Biokovo- it shows the mountain Biokovo above Brela as beautiful, but dangerous. The film was awarded in October on Interstas- the prestigious international competition (on a proposal from the Commission of Tourism Journalist). Enjoy watching!

https://youtu.be/rh3w72Qyw-I]]> 2019-04-11 09:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/350695961 Official video- Brela babic_gorana https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/350944932 2019-04-11 19:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/350944932 Legend of the sunken town Pelegrin https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/367339079 Pelegrin was a town situated where is Vrulja Bay today. Our school published a book on it- the drawings and the story was made by our pupils. It was printed thanks to our local tourist board office.]]> 2019-06-13 07:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/367339079 Legend of Bride's Rock https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/367339560 This legend written and drawn by our students is a part of the book published due thanks to the financial support of our local tourist board office.]]> 2019-06-13 07:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/abrull2/o5rydg1kji3b/wish/367339560