Umag Travel Guide

  Seafront at Umag, Croatia
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  • Seafront at Umag, Croatia
      Seafront at Umag, Croatia
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  • Seafront promenade, Umag, Croatia
      Seafront promenade, Umag, Croatia
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  • Boats in the harbour at Umag, Croatia
      Boats in the harbour at Umag, Croatia
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Sweets

Sweets, Umag

 olja1234 Says:  One of the well visited stalls is this one in my photo. The lady makes so called sugar cotton wool - three different sort of them: pinky coloured is strawberry tasted, light blue one is blueberries tasted and a natural white. Children love them, especially coloured ones.... 

Fiat

Fiat, Umag

 olja1234 Says:  I couldn't resist to take this photo. Good old Fiat (Ficho) remodeled into remarkable red and yellow coloured cabriolet, with the licence plate of Ljubljana. This photo was taken from the tourist train, and the driver was so kind to stop for a momemt. Yes, some people are so... 

Sunset

Sunset, Umag

 olja1234 Says:  And one of the things I like the most when I'm at the seaside, are those marvellus sunsets...when the sun becames more and more red - hot...and sinks bellow the horizon at last. I never get tired of those amazing views. 

Timy and Manca

Timy and Manca, Umag

 olja1234 Says:  Last time I hosted at my place in Savudrija also my friend's granddaughter Manca. She is very fond of my Timy, who is present almost everywhere. Enclosed photo is taken in Umag, during one of the trips there from Savudrija.It is worth to take a tourist train which drives... 

Riding pony

Riding pony, Umag

 olja1234 Says:  For a fees of 20 Kun - it's almost 3 Euros you can ride a pony. Owner leads the pony with the rider for a short walk up and down the promenade (riva). I think it's for children only. A granddaughter of my friend in the photo couldn't resist... she adores horses. 

Promenade

Promenade, Umag

 olja1234 Says:  In late afternoon, a promenade which winds from the old city core and leads alonside the coast, revive. Door to door , close together invite you souvenir shops, stalls with diverse stuff, outdoor caffes...Local people and tourists walk up and down the promenade, meet friends... 

Old part of the town

Old part of the town, Umag

 olja1234 Says:  Old town core is situated on a peninsula, between two bays. There you can find picturesque squares, narrow streets, some very good restaurants with tipical istrian dishes and excellent local wine. One, actually two of them are seen on my enclosed photo. 

Marine

Marine, Umag

 olja1234 Says:  Umag lies on the regional road which connects Savudrija with Novigrad. If you take a tourist train which drives from Katoro to Savudrija every 20 min., you'll pass Umag marina (Nautical Centre Umag) As you can see, it was pretty crowdy at that time. 

The Church

The Church, Umag

 olja1234 Says:  History of area around Umag dated centuires back. In Roman times, the name Umag was mentioned for the first time. The old town core is situated on a peninsula between two bays. The baroque parish church of the blessed Virgin Mary in my photo, was built on the spot of an... 

Map of Istrian peninsula

Map of Istrian peninsula, Umag

 olja1234 Says:  During Summers, Savudrija is the place of my short trips. It is very close (about 15 km) from Slovenian border, and not more than an hour and a half drive from Ljubljana. From Savudrija, a short drive alongside the coast brings you to Umag, a town and a port on the... 

Hotels  

Melia Istrian Villas

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Sol Aurora

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Restaurants  

Taverna Pizzeria Amfora: Watch out to your wallet

Taverna Pizzeria Amfora: Watch out to your wallet, Umag

 eleep Says:  Decent food, atmosphere easy to find in the nearby restaurants, slow, bad and unfriendly service, watch out when you eat fish, they will charge the price they want to the fish without even caring about the weight of the fish you were asking for. The bill might be really an... 

Nightlife  

The nightlife in Umag is...

The nightlife in Umag is..., Umag

 blos Says:  The nightlife in Umag is fairly laid back although there are some nice waterfront cafes. If you like lively nightlife the International Club in Porec gets the local vote. In Umag itself, late at night, Planet and the American Bar are the liveliest spots. During the latter... 

Transportation  

info please re bus from pula airport to umag

info please  re bus from pula airport to umag, Umag

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Local Customs  

Ein bisschen Deutsch can be...

Ein bisschen Deutsch can be..., Umag

 blos Says:  Ein bisschen Deutsch can be extremely helpful for communicating with local people, especially the older generation. There are many german and austrian tourists here. English is widely understood aswell, but not so much as German. Of course if you know Croatian best of all... 

Tourist Traps  

I don't know if this is the...

I don't know if this is the..., Umag

 blos Says:  I don't know if this is the case in general but we were conned by a couple of taxi drivers. We asked them to drive us to a nightclub and they took us to some stripclub. We asked for a cab to be called to get us somewhere else and we got none other than the same two boyos... 

Sports & Outdoors  

just rent a bike and enjoy

just rent a bike and enjoy, Umag

 angelochka Says:  i think it's one of best things (sporty somehow!) that you can do in Croatia, just rent a bike and follow the road by seaside..and breath..breath..this wonderful pine trees smell along the way.. and enjoy these breathtaking sunsets.. to find rent a bike is not a problem in... 

Croatian Open - ATP Tour Event

Croatian Open - ATP Tour Event, Umag

 blos Says:  This claycourt competition draws some of the top clay court players from around the world. Among the former winners are Marcelo Rios and Carlos Moya. 

Favorites  

if you like tennis..umag is the place to be

if you like tennis..umag is the place to be, Umag

 angelochka Says:  small city Umag is known (i suspect not in wide circles..:) for tennis courts, there are many, mostly located close to big hotels and there is even small stadium nearby, where some tennis tournaments take place, the most famous is Croatia Open Umag, one of ATP tournaments 

yes..you can forget about sandy beaches

yes..you can forget about sandy beaches, Umag

 angelochka Says:   i spent there 12 days, among these 12 days it was raining non stop for 4 days...but i still liked and enjoyed it..because of this special fantastic smell from pine woods along the seaside...this air i think is the best thing about croatia..but if you like sandy beaches... 

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 This claycourt competition draws some of the top clay court players from around the world. Among the former winners are Marcelo Rios and Carlos Moya. 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  I am travelling to Umag for a week in July and would like to know if there are any bus connections from Pula airport and... 

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A: Hello, you're lucky. I'm at work, at the information of Pula airport. There is not a bus connection unfortunately. However, there is a bus line from Pula to the village... 

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Top Umag Writers

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UMAG

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 Umag, Croatian's coastal town is very popular destinations for Slovene tourists. It is not far from Ljubljana, less then two hours drive. 

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Umag, very small town in Istria

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Umag. I'd love to share with you the 4 tips I've written, the 14 photos uploaded, and 2 travelogues I've created. 

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Croatian Open 2002

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 I paid a visit here to Umag intending to follow on to Pula or Porec, but had such fun here that we stayed a few days. The Croatian Open happened to be on while we were there so we stayed in Umag... 

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...Umag...

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 I was only 3 months old here!! 

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Umag sights

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 Taken from Sol Pol entertainment area, stunning each night. 

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