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The Batana House (Kuca o batani) is a small, charming eco-museum on the harbourfront devoted to the batana, the flat-bottomed wooden fishing boat unique to Rovinj. Recognised by UNESCO for safeguarding local maritime heritage, it tells the story of the town through its boats, songs, and fishing traditions.

Displays cover boatbuilding, the local dialect, and the bitinada, a traditional call-and-response singing style of Rovinj's fishermen. In summer the museum runs evening rowing trips in a real batana and hosts songs at a traditional spacio, or cellar tavern, bringing the culture to life.

Pro Tip: Entry is about 5 EUR. Ask about the summer batana rowing evenings and the spacio singing sessions, which are a memorable and very local way to spend an evening.