Culture, customs and heritage represent abstract concepts which form the basis for differentiating social communities and are passed down from one generation to another as cherished treasure. One of the goals of the educational process is to familiarise children with their local cultural heritage. Learning about cultural heritage develops various skills in children by cultivating their individual thought and creating an interaction heritage – child, thus enabling the child to experience the abundance of life, thought and the sense of their own culture. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact that The legend of St. Euphemia has on children in kindergarten. The research on the implementation of the mentioned legend was conducted in kindergarten group “Rožice”, division “Lamanova” in Rovinj. The children loved walking around town of Rovinj, getting to know the sights and heritage. Using different activities, games and field research, children were given the opportunity to spend quality time learning about their hometown and developing various skills. We can conclude that children in general love field trips especially concerning this theme, which was filled with interesting legends that awakened their imagination. The legend of St. Euphemia and before mentioned activities inspired children to further explore their hometown and implement various other activities, which was ultimately the main objective of the research.