Nesactium

Titus Livius recorded Nesactium as the royal seat of the Histri, and its remains stand on Vizače hill near Valtura, in the Ližnjan municipality, in the care of…Titus Livius recorded Nesactium as the royal seat of the Histri, and its remains stand on Vizače hill near Valtura, in the Ližnjan municipality, in the care of the Archaeological Museum of Istria. Prehistoric ramparts and Roman walls ring the site, and between the Roman and prehistoric gates lay a necropolis whose urns and grave goods span the 11th century BC to the Roman conquest.

After a siege in 177 BC the Romans razed the Histrian settlement and laid out a new one, with a forum, three temples, a portico and baths on the central plateau. In the 5th century two parallel Early Christian basilicas replaced part of it, and the town fell to barbarian raids in the early 7th century. Entry is free, guided tours can be requested, and wheelchair users can enter through the main entrance and move around part of the site.