ZAGREB, August 15, 2018 – The 43rd Prstenac Race will be held in Barban, Istria County, on August 17-19 and the first day of the medieval jousting tournament will focus on culture and sports, giving visitors a chance to watch a briscola and a five-a-side football tournament as well as attend the opening of painter Heda Gaertner’s exhibition on Istria.
The main race starts at 5 p.m. on Sunday. Sixteen horsemen will participate. Dressed in Istrian folk costumes, they must cross a 150 metre track on horseback in 12 seconds and hit the prstenac iron ring with a spear.
This first race was held in 1696 and it was revived in 1976.
This year’s event is being held under the auspices of the county and President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, who is expected to attend, as is Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli, among many other guests.
