Decumanus 34, Poreč
Decumanus 34, Poreč
Matija Gubec Square used to be called Piazza dei signori in Venetian times but only one row of the palaces has been preserved, among them a nice example from Gothic and from Baroque period.
Marafor Square 1, Poreč
Marafor Square 1, Poreč
It is recognized by the outside stairway, a Romanesque biforium and a wooden balcony that was renovated in 1930.
Decimanus Street , Poreč
Decimanus Street , Poreč
In the main old town street, Decumanus, there's a house where you can see: two trifora. The Gothic Palace was built in 1473 in gotico fiorito Venetian architectural style. In this period of its life Poreč was undoubtedly a home to quite a few wealthy families that didn't mind paying a lot for their houses to be as nice and modern as in Venice. A number of such palaces is preserved.
Matko Laginja Street 6 , Poreč
Matko Laginja Street 6 , Poreč
Originally a Gothic Franciscan Church from the 13th century. It stands between Park Juraj Dobrila and Laginja's shore. The interior of the building was made into Baroque style in the mid 18th century. On the ceiling there is Baroque plastering with illusionistic frescoes in medallions. During the last century this building was used for assemblies of the Istrian Parliament and even today the District Parliament holds its formal sessions there, as well as the choir concerts «Naš kanat je lip» and painting exhibitions «Annale».
St. Mauro’s Street 16a, Poreč
St. Mauro’s Street 16a, Poreč
Built in the 14/15th century in a Romanesque style. It derived its name from the two stone relief figures of the two saints alongside the window on the last floor. On the ground floor a large stone arch stands out.
Decumanus Street 9, Poreč
Decumanus Street 9, Poreč
The museum is closed for visitors due to renovation of the building and creation of a new permanent exhibition. Professional staff is available to anyone interested on working days during office hours.
The oldest museum in Istria, the Heritage Museum of Poreč and Its Surrounding Area was founded in 1884. It is housed at the baroque Sinčić Palace which dates from the 18th century.
The museum houses more than 15000 exhibits from all the periods of human life in the Poreč area from the Palaeolithic era to the present. It is open every day and in it you can see prehistoric, ancient, medieval ethnographic collections and a collection from the national-freedom (anti-fascism) movement.
Public Square 1, Poreč
Public Square 1, Poreč
Public Open University Poreč has a wide range of activities, programs and areas of competence and as such decisive importance in the cultural life of the city and the local community. It organises a great number of educational, cultural and artistic activities.
Euphrasius Street 22, Poreč
Euphrasius Street 22, Poreč
I - III: 09:00 – 16:00
IV – VI: 09:00 – 18:00
VII – VIII: 09:00 – 21:00
IX – X: 09:00 – 18:00
XI – XII: 09:00 - 16:00
Closed on Sundays and church holidays
Ticket price: 40 Kn
Preschool children: free of charge
School children and students (50% discount): 20 Kn
Group discount: 9 + 1 free of charge
The most valuable cultural monument in Porec. It was built on the remains of an earlier tri-naval basilica, in the first half of the 6th century, during the period of Bishop Euphrasius, whose name it bears. Visitors' tours are possible everyday except during religious rituals. It is possible to climb up to the steeple and view Porec and its surroundings. The complex of the Euphrasian Basilica represents a significant global monument acknowledged by UNESCO organisation in the year 1997.
Liberty Square, Poreč
Liberty Square, Poreč
Built in the 18th century, on the ruins of earlier Romanesque church, equipped with Baroque altars, statues of saints, works of the Italian masters.
Zelena laguna, Poreč
Zelena laguna, Poreč
St. Nicholas’s Chapel with its bell-tower. 173 stairs lead to the top of the cliff and include rest stops and lighting, while the top of the bell-tower offers an excellent panoramic view. From here you can head towards the city waterfront and peek at the schedule for the regular boat line that will take you back to Zelena Laguna with stops in between.
Opening Hours: in the summer season, from 9 to 12 and from 18 to 21.45 hours, ticket 10 kuna.
Decumanus Street 9
Decumanus Street 9
The museum is closed for visitors due to renovation of the building and creation of a new permanent exhibition. Professional staff is available to anyone interested on working days during office hours.
The oldest museum in Istria, the Heritage Museum of Poreč and Its Surrounding Area was founded in 1884. It is housed at the baroque Sinčić Palace which dates from the 18th century.
The museum houses more than 15000 exhibits from all the periods of human life in the Poreč area from the Palaeolithic era to the present. It is open every day and in it you can view prehistoric, ancient, medieval ethnographic collections and a collection from the national-freedom (anti-fascism) movement.
Matko Laginja Street 6
Matko Laginja Street 6
Originally a Gothic Franciscan Church from the 13th century. It stands between Park Juraj Dobrila and Laginja's shore. The interior of the building was made into Baroque style in the mid 18th century. On the ceiling there is Baroque plastering with illusionistic frescoes in medallions. During the last century this building was used for assemblies of the Istrian Parliament and even today the District Parliament holds its formal sessions there, as well as the choir concerts «Naš kanat je lip» and painting exhibitions «Annale».
Decumanus Street 34
Decumanus Street 34
Matija Gubec Square used to be called Piazza dei signori in Venetian times but only one row of the palaces has been preserved, among them a nice example from Gothic and from Baroque period.
Narodni trg 1
Narodni trg 1
Among the newer art galleries today we have the Mala Galerija (Small Gallery), a subsidiary of the Poreč Open University.
Nova Vas, Poreč
Nova Vas, Poreč
In an area that served as an intersection for communication and roads ever since, besides the Baredine cave as a natural monument, you can also visit an exhibition devoted to agriculture. It shows various items and machines closely linked to the history of this area and its people.
The first part of the exhibition is a permanent exhibition of about fifty historic tractors and agricultural machines called „Tractor story“. An old Fordson tractor from 1923, the first tractor in our village, might evoke feelings of nostalgia as well as a Diesel-engine with a heated head, which was used to run a mill in Poreč up until recently. It also includes numerous documents and photos of this time.
In the exclusive area of the Konobon-Gallery the story you can learn more about the story of the Mediterranean trilogy- bread, wine and olive oil, all present in this are from the period of Antiquity, the medieval period until the present moment.
Liberty Square
Liberty Square
The statue was placed in Liberty Square in 2006.
Sculptor: Peruško Bogdanić.
Decumanus Street
Decumanus Street
The sculpture was placed near the Pentagonal Tower in 1995.
Sculptor: Dušan Džamonja.
Coast of Marshal Tito
Coast of Marshal Tito
The sculpture was a gift to the city of Poreč by tourist company „Riviera Holding“ for the opening of a terrace of the Town Café in 1993.
Sculptor: Frano Kršinić
Coast of Marshal Tito
Coast of Marshal Tito
The sculpture was placed in front of the Town Hall in 1985.
Sculptor: Stanko Jančić.
Coast of Marshal Tito
Coast of Marshal Tito
The sculpture was placed at the beginning of a new coastline of Poreč in 1984.
Sculptor: Kosta Angeli Radovani.
Rade Končar Street
Rade Končar Street
Sculptor: Šime Vulas.
Marafor Square
Marafor Square
The sculpture was placed in Marafor Square (Trg Marafor) in 1995.
Sculptor: Peruško Bogdanić
Marafor Square
Marafor Square
The sculpture was placed in Marafor Square (Trg Marafor) in 1995.
Sculptor: Ivan Kožarić
Touristic Street
Touristic Street
The sculpture was placed outside of the oldest part of the town, on the coast, near the sea, with a view of the surrounding islands in 1997.
Sculptor: Slavomir Drinković.
Park Olga Ban, Poreč
Park Olga Ban, Poreč
The sculpture was placed in Park Olga Ban in 2009, a work by sculptor Dalibor Stošić. In 2009 Poreč has received the prize "Tourist Flower - Quality for Croatia", in organisation of Croatian Chamber of Economy and the Croatian Radio and Television (HRT).
Rade Končar Street
Rade Končar Street
The sculpture was placed in Rade Končar Street.
Sculptor: Branko Ružić
With the monument on May 6, 2014. Joakim Rakovac is a national hero in World War II fought against occupiers.
The main square of Porec. There you can see the church of Our Lady of the Angels. This late baroque church built in the years 1747 to 1770. The bell tower is 21 meters high.
Narodni trg
Narodni trg
There are the Public Open University, cinema, Small Gallery and the old Round Tower
Former Piazza dei Signori. The original architecture was preserved, but only one row of houses, including one Gothic and Baroque palaces.
The Porec oldest square.
The Roman Forum, where public gatherings took place, once stood on the site of the present-day Trg Marafor. The original pavement has been preserved along the northern row of houses on the square. West of this rectangular square, inside a small park, are the ruins of the 2nd-century Temple of Neptune, dedicated to the god of the sea.
Oldest street in Poreč.
From the Roman Empire until now the symmetrical geometric layout of the street has been preserved, along the length of Decumanus and transverse Cardo Maximus Street.
Oldest street in Poreč
From the Roman Empire until now the symmetrical geometric layout of the street has been preserved, along the length of Decumanus and transverse Cardo Maximus Street.
The Poreč promenade.
There are the Town Hall, port of the city, hotels, bars and night clubs.
Ideal place for day and night strolling along the coast.
Matija Gubec Park
Matija Gubec Park
Narodni trg
Narodni trg
Stands near Narodni trg (Public Square), built in the second half of the 15th century. It is very well preserved and it is also possible to visit the terrace on the top.
The stone plaque with the initials and the year of construction is mounted on the south side of the tower.
Decumanus Street
Decumanus Street
Located at the beginning of the central street, Decumanus, at the entrance of the heart of the old city. It was constructed in the mid-15th century in Gothic style, with a relief of a Venetian lion on the facade. Up until the French occupation, parts of the city gates were preserved all the way up to the tower.
Peškera bay
Peškera bay
Alongside the Peškera bay, northeast of the heart of the old city. It was built in the 15th century. Today the edge is still partly preserved. Between the three towers, as well as around the peninsula, there used to be the City's ramparts. Parts of it are still best visible from the boardwalk along the northern side of the City. The City was detached from the mainland by a trench.
Marafor Square
Marafor Square
The Great Temple – northwest of the Marafor Square. The remains (a part of the wall and foundation) of an ancient temple from the beginning of the 1st century.
The Temple of Neptune – in a park, west of the Marafor Square, only fragments of the ancient temple which was dedicated to the god of the sea, Neptune, are preserved.
Owing to its favourable location, pleasant climate and beauty of its monuments, today Poreč is the leading tourist destination in the region.
The ancient town of Parentium was founded by the Romans on an already sparsely inhabited peninsula. The small town featured a square grid layout of Cardo and Decumanus streets shaping the blocks of public and residential buildings. In spite of medieval and Baroque reconstructions, such a grid plan is even today visible in the direction of streets. The ancient Forum was situated on the tip of the peninsula, where on the north side in the 3rd century an early Christian complex was built which later, in the 4th century, was given the shape of a veritable public church. It was in the mid-6th century that Euphrasius, Bishop of Parentium, thoroughly refurbished the complex, furnishing the large basilica with rich wall mosaics.
The Euphrasian episcopal complex has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1997. The monument’s value lies not just in its aesthetic value for all to see, but also in the documentary and historical value of the complex on the whole and in each particular detail. Contemporary valorisation of this monument takes into account the fact that all of its structures, including the outwardly invisible ones (i.e. the interior masonry, the foundations, the mortar layers, the archaeological remains, the traces of building phases etc.) are endowed with great documentary and scientific value. One could also add to this the monument’s use, since it has stayed faithful to its original purpose.
