Porec

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A roman town, later conquered by the Byzantines and Venetians, Porec was an important harbor and today is one of the most integral Istria towns and is worth visiting.

It is located on the western part of the Istrian peninsula, between the river Mirna mouth in the north and the Lim Fyord on the south. Porec is famous for a mild climate, indented coast with many islets, bays and the peninsula on which the town is placed thicked with pine trees, beautiful beaches and Mediterranean ambience. Porec represents the center of the largest holiday's area in Istria and it is also called the Riviera of Istria. Based on the numerous visitors who come from all over the world it is even the most important Croatian holiday’s area which provides, apart from all recovery possibilities, an abundance of cultural and historical treasures. Besides the great tourist influence, Porec retained its culture and the town spirits, its recognition among many other historical cities.

The rich tourist tradition and attractive hotels, modern tourist complexes, green forests and Mediterranean vegetation are reasons for rich tourist offer and tourist development. It is a haven for numerous tourists, athletes, and vacationers.

It has a good offer of nightlife, various discotheques, bars and dance clubs, placed on terraces that provide good entertainment.

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Here is Porec located

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How to get to Porec

Either you reach Porec from Novigrad or Vrsar or from Pazin there is a good connection over the Ypsilon, the motorway, and should just follow the road signs to come to the Porec. The center of Porec is on a small promontory and for everyone who is traveling with the car; a parking lot can be a problem because Porec has as many visitors as each other town in Istria and because is small does not have that many parking spots. There is a large city parking place, in the east of the old town which is however chargeable. There are free parking possibilities to the Ulica Gaspara Kalcica (approx. from the center removes 10 min).

City map of Porec


Picture gallery for Porec

View of Sveti Nikola

Water front by city wall

Gloaming in Porec

Gospa of Angela

Town-hall in Porec

Cleaning

Merchant

Island Sveti Nikola


Insight into history of Porec

The history of the city Porec is strongly connected with the Roman monarchy which by the Roman invasion was an important engraver in the history. In the 2nd century B.C. was established the Roman settlement, because it had the amazing position as the fortress city. Before the Romans, the area was relatively settled by the Histris, Dalmatians and Liburnians (all together north European Illyric trunks) (800-500 B.C.). Around year 400 B.C. the immigration of the Celts led to the mixture of two people, the Illyrians and the Celtics. Greek colonialists created commercial establishments on the island Korčula, the island Hvar and the island Vis, as well as on the mainland between Split and Dubrovnik. With conquest by the Romans, Poreč continued to develop. They coined/shaped the city with their orthogonal road system, whose main streets are still preserved and are called Cardo Maximus and the Decumanus. The center of the new culture became the city Porec. As city Poreč already started ruling before, Cäsars rule came into an action. Later was created the Julia Parentium colony. After the first Christian comers came on the area of Porec in the 3rd century, the town had Bishopric and its first Bishop was called Mauro. He was sacrificed by the Roman authorities, and by his death, the town Porec from that moment, the bishop was pronounced blessed and became the patron of the town. The emperor Diocletian was born in Dalmatia and he built his famous Palace in Split. Afterwards, he started to spread the Christianity all over the land. The origin of the famous Euphrasian Basilica also comes from the same historical period. When bishop Maurus came in Poreč, he built the early Christian cathedral. 200 years later (in the 6th century) was built the Euphrasian Basilica on the same place by the Bishop Euphrasian. The Basilica was and still is a masterpiece which has the early Byzantine mosaics, and many other artistic works which, together with the Basilica came onto the UNESO-s world list of preserved heritage. As many centuries passed that is how many colonies and nations changed and left remains of their existence. Many more nations struggled for the Porec but when in the year 1250, Porec became the official city; he constituted the autonomy over that area. That was the time of Austrian governance and power, which gave to Porec the power, they built the federal state parliament and similar official powered buildings.

What to see in Porec

The old part of town and the Euphrasian Basilica are very important cultural and historical valuable places to visit.

Here you will find some interesting Archaeological findings, witnessing to population density even in pre-historic times. There are the remains of forums and temples which are revealing the importance of the Roman presence on that area.

Porec will make you feel the old spirits and discover traces of great cultures visible on every step of the old town and narrow streets. Poreč has the multiplicity of business branches like, fashion shops and purchase places.

Places of excursions near Porec


Boat trips

Specials; trip-tap for the rich experience daily route

Accommodations in Porec

Hotels in Porec

in the bay of Plava Laguna


in the bay of Porec-Zelena Laguna

in the bay of Tar-Lanterna

in Cervar - Porat


Hotels in the town of Porec

in the center of Porec


in the district Porec-Spadici


in the district Porec-Borik


in the bay of Porec-Brulo


on the island Island Sveti Nikola

Camping in Porec

Small camps in the region of Porec

Private accommodations in Porec

>> More apartments in Porec can be found here.

Weather in Porec

Below you see the current weather forecast for Porec. The climate table of Porec tells you which temperatures can be expected for each month.

Current weather in Porec and a 7-day weather forecast for Porec


Climate in Porec

Climate in Porec
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Max. Temperature
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Min. Temperature
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Hours of Sunshine
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Rainy Days
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Water temperature of the Adriatic Sea
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Sports & leisure time in Porec

Poreč is a good location for water sports lovers, offering sailing school, diving centers, rent of bikes and scooters, jet skis and more. Water promenades and parks in Poreč are suitable for walking, running, recreating your body and soul.

Following clubs offer boat and fishing road routes:

Where to eat in Porec

Here is only a small selection of many good restaurants in Poreč:

Further restaurant recommendations for the lagoons see under:

Beaches in Porec

You can bath in the city Poreč on the Obala Laginje, but practically the entire coast is very suitable for swimming. The promontories form different beaches:

At the beach there are several bars, restaurant, showers, toilets (Plumpsklo!), Beach chair rental business (20 Kuna on the day), water haven center Jedro. Cheap beer and splinter piglet (65 Kuna) you will find in the restaurant Friedel in Poreč.

Blueflag beaches in Poreč

Nightlife and entertaining in Porec

Poreč is very suitable for young people; this is definitely the best town if you are looking for fun. Head for places like Altercafé or Colonia, Comitium, Dvi Murve, Istra, Lapidarium, Peterokutna Kula, Pizzeria Dalí, Torre Rotunda or Ulixes. There are internet cafés like Cyberm@c in Grahalica 1 and the bus station is located just outside the core of the city, which is perfect for back packers.

The largest Disco is the club International (opened from April to in the middle of Septembers), which is in the Zelena Laguna.

Cultural arrangements in Porec

Videos of Porec

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Discussions of Porec

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