Show r- r ZARA FAMOUS FOR ITS MARASCHINO AND ITS CHURCHES Zara where Gabriele dAnnunzIo tended landed troops to strengthen his posh posh- position tion at Is ceded to Italy under th the terms of the Rapallo agreement between Italy and Jugo This city noted for Its churches and Its maraschino is described In a It communication communication cation to the National Geographic society society so so- clety by 1 Kenneth McKenzIe McI as fol follows follows lows Starting from Flume one sailS sail down the channel railed called 11 leaving it I and the Gulf of nero nerd to the right The Island of ot Arbe Arhe about half way vas to Zara has lias an old cathedral ca cn thedral with a Twelfth century tower tower Coming Coining from Trieste one skirts skirts' skirts the western shore of stopping l per pen rImps r- r Imps at no and amt at Polo Pola The stay of an nn hour Ilour enables one to get et a n. hurried glimpse of ot the the- great amphitheater amphitheater theater and other Roman Homan remains of ot P Pola la u under Austrian rule an un Important Important important tant naval station and stron strongly ly forti fortl- fied fled The language here Is chiefly fly Italian Istria 11 would well repay the time devoted to a trip of several everal days but hut we vve pass on stopping at one or two of the lie Islands to Zara Zorn the lie most northerly town of ot Importance In Dal Dal- matin moUa Zara Is Js noted all over Jh the world for Its maraschino Aside from this however the town has many attractions to offer orter On landing from the steamer In the locked land-locked harbor we find ourselves In do front of a gate In the town wall Over the gate t the winged lion of St. St Mark often otten met with here and elsewhere In Dalmatin Dal pal matin maUa and a symbol of the former do dOt minion of ot the republic of ot Venice Passing through the gate we enter the narrow paved streets of a typical Italian Ital Itai ian city such as ns we tte may Imagine It to have haYe been two two or or three centuries ago except that tb the hotels are more comfortable There are many medieval churches In the tho town Interesting architecturally and containing works of or art The cathedral In particular a majestic Romanesque church Is richly adorned outside with many arcades arcades ar ar- ar cades of ot little columns and Inside with marbles and paintings It Is In In the best Italian style of ot the Middle Ages Its campanile is a landmark Wandering among the narrow streets we come upon several open squares and market places where In Inthe Inthe n the morning scores scores t Of f peasants may maybe may maybe maybe be seen In their colored brilliant-colored co co- co cos- cos tun tunics tunes es There are Roman Homan remains too too columns columns and statues 4 Leaving Zara the steamer I comes comes out of ot th the harbor encircles the point of land on which the city stands ane and skirts lying low-lying shores passing among Innumerable Islands All at once onee a n narrow opening appears we we we- wego go through It ft and find ourselves In Inthe the spacious harbor of with the theton town to rising from the water to a fort fortI crowning the hill I |