Poreč

A real Mediterranean gem, Poreč has kept the allure of a small coastal town. At the same time it has all the characteristics and facilities of a tourist centre, which will make your holiday all the more interesting and comfortable. You will discover classical music and jazz concerts, folklore festivals, street art festivals, museums and galleries as well as many shops and restaurants. Many different nations and cultures have been woven into Poreč’s turbulent history, Histrians, Romans, Ostrogoths, French, Slavs, Venetians, Austrians - this valuable cultural heritage is visible at every step.
If you set out on the streets of Cardo Maximus or Decamanus you will be walking on the same streets where the Romans once walked. Almost two thousand years have passed since Poreč became Colonia Iulia Parentium and got the status of a town. Already in the 3rd century it was a diocese. By the 12th century it was a town that had its own governing body, whilst in 1861 during the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy it was declared the headquarters of the Istrian parliament. It is worth taking a look at the Roman forum with the temples, the medieval forts, the Roman, Gothic and Baroque palaces. The Euphrasian Basilica, which is under UNESCO protection, with its famous Mediterranean mosaic has a special place in the town. Bishop Euphrasius had this built in the 6th century on the site of the early Christian cathedral and the site of the martyrdom of the first Bishop of Poreč Mavro.
Come and see for yourself why the Roman patriarchs built their own luxurious villas and enjoyed the beauty of life in the Poreč area.