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Location

Everything you need is very close to the house and you will not need the car to get around. Grocery shop, restaurants, bakery are a couple of minutes from the house. City center at 2 km distance. The house is located near the beach (250 m) and walking distance to city centre (2 km). It is located near the tourist train station.

Distances and places of interest
  • Beach: 250 m
  • Center: 2000 m
  • Grocery Shop: 200 m
  • Restaurant: 100 m
  • Bus station: 2000 m
  • Tourist train station: 250 m

Poreč

Poreč is a town located in the heart of the western coast of Istria. A town of culture, tourism, sport and entertainment, it has been recognised and awarded for the beauty of its public spaces and its cleanliness many times over. It has a long and turbulent history which nurtures remnants of its past in the heart of its old town. From Ancient Roman times to the present day more than two thousand years have passed, and the streets of Poreč continue to preserve their original architecture and numerous cultural and historical monuments. Of these we can especially note the Euphrasian Basilica

with its distinctive mosaics dating from the 6th century which UNESCO recognised and protected as a world heritage site in 1997. Today the centre of the old city is located on this small peninsula. The silhouette of a city is visible in the geometrically symmetrical placement of the streets. The City of Poreč has preserved this appearance with the main streets Cardo Maximus and Decumanus as well as the centrally located Forum. Every summer tourists and visitors from around the globe come to Poreč to sunbathe or sleep in the shade, read a book, walk along the shore or just watch the sunset.

Porec
Porec
Porec
Historical sites:

The whole old city centre is a living cultural monument. The facades of numerous city palaces will reveal the history of their construction to you through various stylistic and historical periods. In numerous records and literature Poreč is called a city of mosaics thanks to the culture founded by the Euphrasiana, a basilica in whose diocese the museum of church art and archaeological remains of earlier churches are housed.

  1. Euphrasian Basilica: The main reason to visit Poreč is to see the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, a World Heritage Site and one of Europe’s finest intact examples of Byzantine art. Built on the site of a 4th-century oratory, the sacral complex includes a church, an atrium and a baptistery. What packs in the crowds are the glittering wall mosaics in the apse. These 6th-century masterpieces feature biblical scenes, archangels and Istrian martyrs.
  2. Square Marafor: In the 1st century it pride itself with the biggest Roman sanctuary in Istria. Mart's temple or the Big temple was one of the biggest on the Adriatic.
  1. The Great Temple: Situated northwest of the Marafor Square. The remains (a part of the wall and foundation) of an ancient temple from the beginning of the 1st century.
  2. Romanesque house: In a park, west of the Marafor Square, only fragments of the ancient temple, which was dedicated to the god of the sea, Neptune, are preserved.
  3. : is a two-storey building located near the square Marafor on the main street Decumanus in Old Porec. The house dates from the 13th century and represents one of the few surviving examples of residential architecture from Romanesque period.
  4. Venetian towers: The town has three 15th-century towers that date from the Venetian rule and once formed the city walls: the gothic Pentagonal Tower at the beginning of Decumanus; the Round Tower on Narodni trg; and the Northern Tower on Peškera Bay.

Central Istra

  1. Grožnjan: A small Istrian town of great cultural significance not only in Croatia but also internationally, lives its summer months very intensely thanks to the summer music academy and many artistic, dance and drama workshops. During those few summer months Grožnjan-Grisignana lives and breathes art and the labyrinth of its little streets become one great stage on which are constantly interchanging the sounds of jazz and classical music, guitar and piano, violin and cello, drum and vibraphone.
Central Istria
Central Istria
  1. Buzet: is situated in the very north of Istria near the border with Slovenia. Today, Buzet is widely known as the "City of Truffles" since the forests along the Mirna River are especially rich in this divine tuber.
  1. Motovun: In the northern part of Istria, overlooking the Mirna River valley, lies surely the most famous and attractive Istrian medieval town of Motovun-Montona. This captivating hilltop town is one of the characteristic symbols of the Istrian interior. Motovun-Montona is the perfect venue for a large number of events, the most significant among them being the International Motovun Film Festival that takes place at the end of July where world-known film artists may be seen. In close vicinity is also Istarske toplice, thermal spa with curative water.
Central Istria

Istrian coast

  1. Vrsar: Nice little town at just 10 minutes from Porec offers lovely beaches and some fine restaurants. Really stunning views from the old town.
Vrsar
Rovinj
  1. Rovinj: On the beautiful west coast of Istria, just underneath the Lim canal is the most romantic place in the Mediterranean! The town of Rovinj-Rovigno is the right destination for all of you who long for a sentimental atmosphere of the times long lost. Feel the enchantment of the town in its narrow medieval streets and warm Mediterranean setting. A visit to the Rovinj-Rovigno Town Museum and the town’s many galleries will complete your cultural experience.
  1. Pula: The largest town on the Istrian peninsula offers a diversity of attractions to lovers of culture. The rich itinerary of its three thousand year old history, where every step you take through the old town is a landmark, begins and ends with the Roman amphitheatre. A unique experience will be moments of relaxation in the main town square, which has managed to retain its role as the meeting place since the Augustan Age.
Pula