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The most westerly province of Croatia's largest peninsula on the Adriatic Sea.

Between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner to Rijeka with places like Fazana, Funtana, Medulin, Medveja, Novigrad Istria, Porec, Pula, Rabac, Rovinj, Rovinjsko Selo and Savudrija, Umag, Vrsar.

Unspoilt coastline, inland wine routes, historic sites, medieval fortresses, endless bike paths, Agritourism, Culinary surprises, etc.

Administrative center Istria: Pazin.

Largest city in Istria: Pula


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Campsites & Caravanning

Holidaylettings.co.uk 

 Thomson Al Fresco
Luxury mobile home holidays in Croatia.

 

  KeyCamp Holidays    -   Camping Lanterna, Porec
Camp Lanterna is certainly impressive with many activities on offer, three excellent swimming pools and a lovely restaurant with terrace overlooking the delightful crescent shaped bay.

    -   Campsites Istria
Looking for a nice camp site or a great camping holiday? You're in good hands with Suncamp holidays! Whether you want to reserve a camping pitch or a fully equipped static caravan, tent, chalet or bungalow, you can do it quickly and easily on this website.

  Canvas Holidays    -   high quality family camping holidays
Porec [ Camping Laterna ] and Pula [ Camping Bi-Village ].

Holiday Rentals

Holidaylettings.co.uk 

 Chalet.nu holiday homes in Croatia

Interhome   -   Holiday Rentals

James Villas   -   Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

  Bungalow.net   -   Holiday homes Croatia  

Hotels Istria

  Booking.com   -   Hotel Guide Istria

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

National Park

  Brijuni National Park

Tour Operators

Kuoni

 G Adventures



Travel Guides Croatia / Related books

  Dorling Kindersley   -    

  Istria: Where Croatia Meets Italy
James fforde (Author), Christian Smith (Author)
Paperback: 180 pages; Publisher: Lowell Limited; First edition (19 Jun 2011); ISBN-10: 0956284426.

Transport / How do I travel to Istria

  Pula Airport
Located north-east of Pula, and serves both domestic and international destinations.

  Rijeka Airport 
  Zagreb Airport Ltd
  Venice Airport  -  Marco Polo

 
Book cheap flights to Istria at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets Croatia / Bargain Flights
Cheap flight tickets, price comparison possible

  

  Croatian Airlines

  National Express Eurolines
Travel by bus or coach to Istria.

There are ferry connections to the surrounding islands and Venice.

  Losinjska Plovidba - Ferry / Car Ferry Service 'MARINA'
Venice - Pula - Unije - Mali Losinj - Silba - Zadar vv


Links 

  Istria   -   Istra.com

  Istra   -   Istria Tourist Board

  Pula   -   Pula Municipality [ Grad Pula ]
Southernmost and largest city in Istria, with around 80,000 inhabitants. Pula is a popular destination in Istria. In the city one of the best preserved amphitheatres in the world. See Tourist Board Pula.

Pula belonged to Italy until 1947 and then was called to Pola.

  Pazin   -   administrative center   -   see Službeni portal Grada Pazina
City is built around a fort and surrounding area counts with around 10,000 inhabitants.

Islands Istria: Cres, Krk, Losinj, Rab

  Amphitheatre in Pula - Roman Emperor Vespasian built under
  Lim Channel
  Forests near Motovun
  Forest Zlatni Rt Šijana near Pula
  Kamenjak nature reserve in the south of Istria
  Palud Reserve near Rovinj
  Brijuni archipelago
The archipelago has a varied vegetation and olive groves.

  Fazana   -   8 km north of Puna
In Fažana and its surroundings Roman patricians built their villas and villae rusticae and processed olives and grapes. The village called Vasianum in Roman times, situated across the Brijuni archipelago was named after the workshop for making amphorae and various pottery.
  Funtana
Funtana is a fishermen's, agricultural and tourist village on the western coast of Istria, settled between tourist towns Vrsar and Porec. This territory is spreading from Zeiena Laguna in the west till Valkanela in the south. This is the part of the istrian coast abounding with bays, peninsulas and islands. Funtana has some 1000 inhabitants. Funtana is surrounded by hilly country covered with vineyards, olive groves, fields and meadows, oak and pine forests that are frequently spreading till shoreline.
  Medulin   -   Medulin Riviera
Along the 70 kilometers of indented coastline, in coves and bays, lie five picturesque towns. The largest and most famous among them, as well as the administrative center is Medulin with a population of 2,500. This is also where the greatest number of amenities needed for a relaxing holiday is located. Owing to the mild climate guests are welcome from early spring to late autumn.
Owing to its exceptional climatic conditions Medulin is often the destination for training and competitions of top European sportsmen and teams.
Along the indented and varied Medulin coastline, 18 campsites and naturist camp Kažela lie hidden amidst lush vegetation offering welcome shade during the summer heat.
  Medveja
  Novigrad Istria
The Novigrad Riviera stretches from Dajla to the mouth of the Mirna River and is characterized by an indented, low and accessible coast with rocky and pebbly beaches. Situated along the coast are Novigrad's hotels with well-equipped sports grounds and various catering facilities.
  Opatija   -   city and resort
In the past, visited by many royal guests who spent holidays in this city. Now Opatija is a popular holiday destination. See Opatija.net. The city is rich in historic buildings [ a.o. in classical and baroque].
  Porec   -   city and port west coast Istria
Poreč is almost 2,000 years old, and is based on a harbour protected from the sea by the small island of Sveti Nikola (Saint Nicholas). Porec is steeped in culture with many wonderful buildings. including its most revered monument, Euphrasius's Basilica. Tourism with several camping grounds in the surrounding area. Along the coast [ the south ] hosts self-contained centers like Plava Laguna [ Blue Lagoon ], Zelena Laguna ([ reen Lagoon ], Bijela Uvala [ White Cove ] and Brulo. To the north, mirroring centers are Materada, Červar-Porat, Ulika and Lanterna. See Tourist Board Porec
  Rabac Luka
  Rovinj   -   popular tourist resort
The old town of Rovinj is situated on a peninsula with a hill as a substrate. Rovinj has a lot going up alleys in the old town. Outside the city, on the mainland are several tourist complexes.
  Rovinjsko Selo and Savudrija
  Umag  
Umag is located around the harbor and has narrow streets, past the water a couple of seafood restaurants, Baroque and Renaissance buildings and the campanile [Venetian bell tower]. See Istra.com.
  Vrsar
Lovely beaches, stunning coastline and a rich hinterland. Perhaps these were the reasons why Giacomo Casanova, a famous Italian adventurer, writer, "Don Juan" and gourmet often stayed in and around this city and ultimately fell in love with it.

More destinations in Istria: Banjole, Bertoki, Buje, Buzet, Hum, Izola, Jagodje, Copper, Koromačno, Labin, Lucija , Motovun, Muggia, Pazin, Peroj, Piran, Portoroz, Premantura, Ravni, ROC, Bartholomew (apostle), Savudrija Škocjan, Stalije, Štinjan, Trget, Višnjan, Vodnjan.

Cuisine  -  Gastronomy

Istria's eventful past has left a significant trace on its cuisine - the influence of Italian, Central European, especially Austrian and Hungarian, as well as Slav cuisine can also be felt in Pula's restaurants that offer a great variety of dishes where you can taste both seafood dishes and also those from the interior of Istria.

  Pula gastronomy
Pula's restaurants offer a variety of great delicacies

History Istria

  History of Istria

  History of Pula

  Archaeological Museum of Istria
By collecting stone monuments in the Temple of Augustus in 1802, marshal Marmont began the founding of the museum collection in Pula. However, the discovery of stone, ceramic and metal objects in Nesactium was the basis for founding the Museo Civico (City Museum) in Pula in 1902.
  Historical Museum of Istria
At the highest hill in Pula, at an altitude of 32.4 m, between the sea and the hills Arena, Zaro and Sv. Mihovil, the adapted Venetian fortification, houses since 1961 the Historical Museum of Istria, founded as the Museum of the Revolution on December 31, 1955.
The Museum has several departments – Department of the history of Pula, Department of medieval Istrian history and the Department of modern Istrian history with adjoining collections

Music, Art & Culture, Events

  Memorial room of Antonio Smareglia
This publication is dedicated to the Istrian composer Antonio Smareglia. It is being published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth and of the opening of the memorial room in the composer's birth-house in Pula. See Istrianet and Antonio_Smareglia.

  Museum of Contemporary Art of Istria
The museum collects works of art created in the second half of last century until the latest work of recent artists. MCAI represents an open meeting place of multiculturalism and, above all, to be a leading cultural and art institution of Istrian artists.

  Culture in Pula

  Istrian National Theatre
Conceived as a multimedia area for organizing cultural presentations in the field of film, music and art, as well as conferences and assemblies. Within the theater complex is a video club and gallery.


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