Pula

Pula is the largest city in Istria, located on the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula. It’s mild climate, calm sea and unspoiled nature will surely captivate you with its beauty. Highly developed activites in Pula are: wine, shipbuilding, fishing and tourism.

Pula

Pula is the center of Istria since Roman times. Amphitheater in Pula is the largest and best preserved monument of ancient architecture in Croatia and it is listed as the sixth largest amphitheater in the world. It is still not on the list of World Heritage sites, but we hope that will change soon. Gladiator fights in the amphitheater were banned, as well as fighting among prisoners and wild animals. The amphitheater served as a place for cattle grazing and sometimes for fairs and knights’ tournaments. Sights that you must also visit the  are  the Temple of Rome and Augustus and St.. Francis.

Amphitheater in Pula

Amphitheater in Pula

Amphitheater in Pula

The Temple of Rome and Augustus

St.. Francis

Pula is a very popular international summer vacation destination for it’s turquoise blue Adriatic sea and natural beauty of Pula's surrounding areas. Coast offer a variety of beaches, of which the most famous are the Lungomare Gortanova Bay, Sandy Bay, Umbrella and Hawaii at Verudela and Valkane.

The Lungomare Gortanova Bay

Sandy Bay

Hawaii Bay

Umbrella Bay

If you are in the vicinity of the town, be sure to visit the Brijuni National Park which is famous for its large number of visiting world leaders like Josip Broz in his summer residence. Thanks to the diverse flora and fauna, history and indented coast, Brijuni, or as  some call it "heaven on earth", are a very popular tourist destination. At the undetected place near Bala, you can see important dinosaur footprints found there, so you might prefer to visit this place, implying you are interested in archeology.

The Brijuni National Park

Dinosaur footprints near Bala