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About Istria
Istria is the largest Adriatic peninsula, heart-shaped red soil,
ancient Europe's closest Mediterranean, almost reaching to her
heart. You’re nearest true
South, right here, below the Alps, in Croatia.
In the numerous towns you can gaze at 2,000 years of history: Roman
amphitheatre, triumphal arches, villas, Byzantine basilicas covered
with gold mosaics, medieval towers and town walls, large and tiny
churches, Romanesque buildings, luxurious Gothic and Baroque palaces,
Austro - Hungarian fortifications...
As if all European history had been sublimated in this region: Historians,
Romans, Byzantium, Ostrogoths, Lombard’s, Franks, Venice, Napoleon, Austria-Hungary…
Istria is the homeland of olives, figs, almonds and grapes, the homeland
of innumerable little wonders. Istria is a park luxuriously decorated
with nature: fertile valleys, fields stretching as far as the sea,
the mountain of Ucka, more than 1,000 meters high, brooks, waterfalls,
rocks and sand, all together in this small region.
A road may take you to a tiny church covered with multicolored frescoes
and decorated with wooden statues of saints made by local craftsmen.
About Porec
The city region is 142 km2 large and it has about 17 000 residents.
Besides Porec, with a population of 12 000, there are other large
towns such as Tar, Vabriga, Baderna, Zbandaj, Nova Vas, Fuskulin,
Dracevac, Varvari, Cervar-Porat.
Poreč tourism is more than sun, sea and perfect tourist image.
The summer visitors know how to recognize the city that is still
keeping its historical values, which can be seen in the historical
city center. You can find museums, galleries in the most valuable
city palaces, many of them are the homes for people as they have
been centuries ago. Many of our guests probably do not know that
they are walking on the streets, built during the Roman times. One
part of the city ramparts and towers is still preserved, in the Pentagonal
tower there is a restaurant and in the Round tower a pub. Besides
Basilica, now it is possible to visit Euphrasy’s' bishopric,
opened in the year 2000 as an architectural monument and the church
museum.
The capital of the Croatian tourism has one more face - sports. Many
individuals, teams and selections of different sports choose Poreč for
training. The sports offer satisfies even those most demanding tourist
amateurs.
Climate - mild, Mediterranean climate (warm and dry summers, mild
and pleasant winters). Owing to the day's length and plenty of clear
days throughout the summer it has the longest insolation with a daily
average of 10 hours in Istrian seaside resorts. Characteristic winds
are "bura" (wind blowing from the north to the south, bringing
clear weather), "jugo" (south, warm wind bringing rain)
and "maestral" (summer breeze blowing from the land to
the sea).
The significance of tourist facilities in the Poreč region is
that they are organized in such a way that they are suitable for
the vacation of the entire family.
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