If the city’s clock has a fortified air to it, that’s because it once formed Rovinj’s southern defences.
This square tower in the Rovinj’s main square dates back to 1100, and has undergone a few expansions in its time, particularly in the 1600s when it was updated by the Venetians.
Just beneath the clock face you can make out a relief of that famous winged Lion of St. Mark, the symbol of Venice.
