Buzet - Chapel of St Vitus

In northern Croatian Istria, Buzet links a fortified hilltop with the newer town on the Mirna plain. The Old Town preserves walls, two gates, narrow lanes, churches, palaces and public cisterns within a compact fortified settlement. Despite its small scale, the core contains a remarkably varied group of fortifications, palaces, churches and water reservoirs. At the southern foot of the fortified core, the town’s story continues in the cemetery with the medieval Church of St Vitus.

The Church of St Vitus stands in the cemetery below the southern edge of Buzet's Old Town. The small church with a bell gable is linked to a medieval burial ground beside the former fortification.

Its walls carry a relief of St Vitus, the arms of captain Marco Antonio Erizzo and 17th-century inscriptions. A carved stone fountain stands in front, so the gallery also includes the cemetery setting and fountain details.

The relief, arms and dated inscriptions connect the chapel’s medieval origin with early modern rebuilding. Its fifteenth- or sixteenth-century bell gable preserves an older form than most church towers in the town.