Park
Mirila, Starigrad Paklenica
10 locals recommend
Tips from locals
Ivana
February 16, 2019
If you want to learn a little bit about local culture and enjoy great view to panorama of Starigrad you should visit Mirila.
Mila
September 13, 2019
Not a big wowo effect it will leave on someone because people will think it is only two stones but for us local is tradition part of our history. Mirila, stone monuments to the departed, can be found along the mountain paths, passes, elevations and clearings of Mt. Velebit. Mirila date from the times of the Velebit hamlets (17th–20th centuries), that mainly survived from animal husbandry. On this place was erected a mirilo, the resting place of the deceased. Flat stone tablets were generally laid at the head and foot of the deceased, marking his height, to be connected at a later date by a row of stone tablets. The headstones were also sometimes subsequently adorned with symbols carved in shallow relief. These mirila were venerated and visited more than graves, as it was believed that the grave only contained “the body without the soul, which remained at the mirilo.”
Not a big wowo effect it will leave on someone because people will think it is only two stones but for us local is tradition part of our history. Mirila, stone monuments to the departed, can be found along the mountain paths, passes, elevations and clearings of Mt. Velebit. Mirila date from the ti…
Marko
March 9, 2019
Mirila, in several locations not fare from villa. Old historical monuments in nature.....
Location
Starigrad, Zadar County