Of other sights, the remains of several old churches that have not yet been thoroughly explored and protected can be highlighted. At the top of Bandir Hill you can see the foundations of the church of St. Jurja whose construction dates back to the 12th and 15th centuries. This is a small one-nave structure with a semi-circular apse. Nearby are the remains of the Illyrian fortress.
Crkvica sv. Nicholas is a sacral object that is preserved in its foundations, which are now covered with asphalt near the tourist office at the beginning of the Mula. This church can be temporarily housed in the 13th or 14th centuries. More about it will be known once its remains are adequately explored, and there are serious intentions.
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Most
Most is certainly the most important object for the development of the island of Vira. Linking Vira to the mainland has lost dependence on shipping lines and greatly improved communication links with the rest of the world. This communication link directly influenced the further development of Vira.
Church of Saint Jurja
Župna crkva svetog Jurja izgrađena je 1845. godine na temeljima starije istoimene crkvice koja, prema procjenama, datira iz vremena oko 12. ili 13. stoljeća. Ova crkva je jednobrodna građevina s pravokutnom sakristijom koja se nalazi na njenom začelju. Uz crkvu je smješten i kameni zvonik koji je izgrađen 1937./38. godine. Vrh zvonika je bio srušen u Drugom svjetskom ratu od strane njemačkih okupacijskih snaga te je, nakon rata, obnovljen 1959. godine.
Kaštelina
Kaštelina je jedna od najpoznatijih znamenitosti otoka Vira je venecijanska utvrda Kaštelina koja se nalazi na predjelu zvanom Kozjak. Ovaj fortifikacijski objekt je, po svemu sudeći, izgrađen početkom 17. stoljeća
Church of Saint Ivan
Crkva sv. Ivana Krstitelja datira iz vremena 13./14. stoljeća. Ovaj romanički sakralni objekt je pravokutnog oblika s polukružnom apsidom. Ranije, prije izgradnje današnje Župne crkve sv. Jurja, ona je imala funkciju župne crkve.
The ancient port
Remains say: Nin as far back as the 9th century BC was a strong maritime and trading centre and an important port on the eastern coast of the Adriatic. It was founded by the Illyrian tribe of Liburnians, under the name of Aenona which had an important trading role.
The ancient port of old Nin is one of the largest and according to findings the richest port area from that period on the eastern Adriatic. It was located in what is today Zaton, southwest of Nin. During low tide on the headland called Kremenjača near the tourist settlement of Zaton Holiday Resort the remains of the breakwater and ancient walls from the 1st century BC can be seen.
Mozaics
What was life like once upon a time? What was the occupation of the inhabitants of Nin? In the Nin area of Banovac the remains of a large Roman house, with an area of 17×30 metres were found.
Together with these remains new insights into the urban life of the then Aenona ”emerged”. This is supported by the discovery of an area of a rare floor mozaic featuring animal, geometrical and plant decorations which have been dated to the 2nd century by conservationists and archaeologists.
The Roman Temple
In the very centre of Nin, on the location of the once Roman forum, the remains of a monumental Roman Temple can be found, the biggest on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. They date from the second half of the 1st century AD., from the reign of the Roman Emperor Vespazian 69-79 AD.
His name is found on the inscription carved on the frieze from the facade of the Temple. The ground plan of the Temple shows two parts of the same size, the shrine (cella) on the western side and a porch in front of it on the eastern side. The outside circumference of the building was 33m in length and 23.5m in width. The shrine inside, was divided into three areas, separated one from the other by two columns on each side.
Most probably sculptures of deities were placed in it. Entrance to the central area was through a portal from which fragments of the lintel and door post have been preserved. In front of the shrine there is a spacious porch which on its facade from the eastern side, had six fluted columns.