Grandmother in Stone
The grandmother carved in stone is a symbol of the people who lived here before the Romans, Liburnia. In the Municipality of Čavle there is a carved grandmother in stone, presumably from the Middle Ages. It is also known that every town, place or village at the entrance had a grandmother in some form who greeted people and who had to be kissed to enter. The conveyed meaning of the above would be giving respect to the place you are entering.
Grobnik bb Grobnik - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: Grandmother in stone is a sculpture with an interesting legend and dates back to the Middle Ages.
The legend tells of kissing a grandmother who should also be kissed when she first comes to the town of Grobnik.
Spoken languages: not available
Experience duration: It takes 15-30 minutes to look at the ‘grandmother in stone’ and listen to the legend.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no limits for younger visitors not for people with mobility issues.
Tourist contact: Ivan Salamon
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević