Porec Travel Guide

 BruceDunning Says:  This tower was built in 1473, and was a strong defense form land side attacks. The concern back then was the Turks trying to gain control form Venice. This tower is of eroding stone stacked high and cemented in some places, and inside has a small grotto effect that probably... 

 BruceDunning Says:  These are two of three towers that are remaining from older days when there were nine towers of defense. They were on the outer perimeter of defense walls, when the old town was smaller. The Round tower was built in the second half of the 15th century, during Venetian... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This is a unique structure that is from the 13th century, and restored in 1930. The wooden veranda is the centerpiece of the architecture. The house has an exhibit room on the ground floor when open; not when we were there. 

 BruceDunning Says:  This is located at the ti of the island just past Trg Marafor in the square. Take a street on the right side. The ruins are hidden unless you are on the water side, and even then not too visible. The temple was dedicated to the god of the Sea; Neptune. This temple is from... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This is one of the highlights of the overall tour of the facility. It appears few people go into the Bishop Palace area, and if not reading are not aware of the great artifacts and reliquary inside, many religious icons and art, and private areas for the Bishops. It was all... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This is a remainder of a floor is from a later part of the 300's AD, when this was an oratory for the congregation to pray. It previously was a Roman house. The mosaics are very well preserved and the scenes tell tailing. To see this site, you need to pay an entry of $3 or... 

 BruceDunning Says:  The bell tower is well worth the trek up to the top for the view of the town. It was built in the 16t5h century. It is not very tall, at maybe 150 feet, and the steps are okay, but narrow. The octagon baptistery was build in the 6th century along with the basilica at that... 

 Srechko Says:  This is a new restaurant in Porec, we just bumped into it walking towards the beach. We had pizza and pasta, was delicious, great atmosphere and looked like a great place to have a barbecue party. Great domestic loza (local brandy), pleasant patio, looking forward to going... 

 Maurizioago Says:  Pizzeria-restaurant Nono serves a good choice of pizzas, pasta, gnocchi (dumplings) and second courses, as fish or meat dishes.At this pizzeria they serve two sizes of pizzas. The small and the medium one. Be careful; the small pizza is a quite large. I suppose the medium... 

 BruceDunning Says:  The parking charge is 6 kuna an hour, or about $1.25. That is probably a reasonable charge since other lots located further away are not a lot cheaper at about 4-5 kuna. It is not worth the extra steps. It you were able to find a place on Zagrebacka, the charge is 5 kuna,... 

 BruceDunning Says:  We went into a local small store near the north tower, and the owners had home made wines of blackberry, and cherry, other liquors, gifts to take home, and some things for the kids. A lot of locals want you to come in an buy, and get a bit aggressive, with that "look" 

 Maurizioago Says:  Pula is the largest town in Istria. It is located at the southern tip of the peninsula. This town is well known for its Roman monuments. Here you can see a huge amphitheater built in 79 AC; the temple of Augustus; built between 2 BC and 14 AC. The arch of the Sergii (1th... 

 Maurizioago Says:  Rovinj is a picturesque town some km far from Porec. Its old core is located on a peninsula that was once an island.It is a popular tourist resort with plenty of accomodations, restaurants, cafes and shops.Rovinj is overlooked by the cathedral of Saint Euphemia built in 1736... 

 Maurizioago Says:  There are some Roman ruins near Marafor square. These are three columns that were part of the temple of Neptun. In a field near these ruins there is what remains of the temple of Mars; a sarcophagus and some other ruins. These ruins date to the first century. 

 Maurizioago Says:  This is the main street in Porec and was also the main road during Roman times. It runs through the center of the old town.Today Dekumanska is a car free street with lots of shops and several cafes.On this street you shouldn't miss a Gothic palace built in the XV century and...