Buzet - De Vertiis Palace

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. Among the Old Town houses, individual dates and coats of arms also reveal the presence of local noble families.

De Vertiis Palace is a town house in Buzet's Old Town. Its façade bears the date 1629 and the coat of arms of the local noble De Vertiis family.

The restrained façade forms part of a compact street row, so the palace is best recognised by its stone details and relationship with neighbouring houses.

The date and family arms are essential for distinguishing the palace from neighbouring houses. The building records how local seventeenth-century nobility expressed its presence within the densely built town.