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Poreč

Istria

In all different actions organized by the Croatian media and National Tourist Board, Poreč is unrivaled when it comes to the first place. So many awards no other Croatian tourist town.
Poreč
Poreč
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This position is jointly held hotels and city authorities. The face of every year the last few winters, so that guests welcomed neat. In the summer tourists exceeds the number of residents.

A Porec tourism is more than sun, sea and perfect tourist image. The summer visitors know how to recognize the city that is the traces of the century. They are clearly visible in full historical center. The most valuable city palaces are museums, galleries in many people as you have been centuries ago.

Many of our guests probably do not know how to walk the streets that were built during the Roman era. It is preserved city walls and towers, in the Pentagonal tower there is a restaurant, in the Round tower a pub. Besides Basilica, now it is available and the diocese Euphrasiana, open 2000th as an architectural monument and the church museum.

The capital of the Croatian tourism has one more face - sports. Many individuals, teams and different sports to choose Poreč traning sports offer satisfies even the most demanding tourists and recreationists.

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Administrative Porec Porec is a town center, local governments in the County of Istria, the Croatian part of the Republic. District of the City is a 142 km2, has about 12 000 inhabitants, other towns, Tar, Vabriga, Residential Estate, Žbandaj, Nova Vas, Fuškulin, Dračevac, Varvara, Červar-Porat.

Poreština a wider area bounded by the river Mirna in the north and the Lim canal in the south. South of Porec on the bank of the Funtana and Vrsar. The larger towns in the hinterland are Višnjan, Vižinada, Sv. Lovreč and Kaštelir.

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Air
Porečka climate is mild Mediterranean climate (hot and dry summers, mild winters and pleasant). The average amount of sunshine is 2388 hours. Because of the long days and plenty of clear sunshine during the summer is the longest. The daily average in Istrian beaches is about 10 hours. Typical winds are bora (wind blowing from north to south, bringing clear weather), south (warm wind bringing rain) and breeze (summer breeze blowing from land to sea).

Vegetation

Istria is the largest green oasis of the northern Adriatic. Along the coast and islands covered with pine forests and the recognizable green macchia. The main specimens of macchia are the holm oak and strawberry. Forests in Istria cover 35 percent of the total area.

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The lowest sea temperature in March ranges from 9.3 ° C to 11.1 ° C, the highest in August from 23.3 ° C to 24.1 ° C. Salinity of from 36 to 38 pro mille.

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Porec old town is a tourist stage: the place where you can learn from the monuments of the past, reading the face of the house is of stone slabs which paved street built during the Roman era.

Porec, Porec, Latin - Parentium. In dvomilenijskoj turbulent past of the city as it swept the whole European history: Romans, Aquileia, Huns, Byzantines, Slavs, Avars, Ostrogoths, Lombards, Franks, Venice, Napoleon, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Yugoslavia - now Croatia. This town-peninsula has been inhabited in prehistoric times. In its current form was invented by the Romans two millennia ago, after they conquered the indigenous Histris. The city's first military camp, then a fortified city, that grew into a major administrative and economic center, called Colonia Iulia Parentium.

To this day Porec has kept a clear ancient urban layout, and the two main streets of the old city today, just as two thousand years ago, bearing the name Decumanus and Cardo Maximus. There is a large square - forum, among which are the remains of the temple Martovog and Neptune.

Unique monument is Eufrazijana, Christian cathedral, but there are many other eloquent witnesses to 2000 years long history.

Historical center of Porec and place a variety of entertainment. Ancient Decumanus, the main Old Town street in the summer months is a must for walking. If you have not planned anything special, something will surely arouse the attention of: lapidarium jazz or classical music concert at the Basilica, summer cocktail on the ancient square Marafor, or simply watching the river of people with whom we passed each other. Everywhere in the old city make, every place has a special charm because it pulsates and long times past and modernity. And some of the streets and squares are the stage for a summer street art.

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Eufrazijeva Basilica
Eufrazijeva Basilica, the most valuable cultural monument of the town of Porec, built on the foundations of the earlier three-aisled basilica of the mid sixth century during stolovanja Euphrasius bishop, according to which it was named.

North Tower
With Peškera Bay, on the north side of the old city, located north tower erected in the 15th century, with partially preserved rim.

Pentagon Tower
At the start of decumana, central city streets, at the entrance to the old town was built in mid 15th century in the Gothic style is the relief of the Venetian lion on the facade of the Pentagon tower by the French occupation were preserved, and parts of the land gate.

Canon
The monumental building of the canon, in the opinion of many the best example of Romanesque building, was completed 1251st year.

Medieval Walls
Walled around the peninsula, Pula has been successfully defended from the enemy until the 18th century

Istrian Assembly
Originally a Gothic Franciscan church from the 13th century, and is located between Park and George Dobrile Laginjina street banks. Inside the building is decorated in Baroque style mid-18th century, while the ceiling is the baroque stucco with illusionist frescoes located in medallions.

Marafor, Forum Romanum
In the first century inhabitants of Porec speaker boasted the largest Roman sanctuary in Istria called. Mart, or great temple, which was also the largest on the Adriatic.

House Two Saints
Small-storey built in the 14th and 15th century in Romanesque style, is located on the Rue St.. Maura.

The great temple of Neptune
Great Temple, of which only fragments are preserved ancient temple devoted to God must Neptune, located in the northwest part of town near the square Marafor. The remains, namely part of the wall and foundations of an ancient temple which, according to historians, most of Istria, dating from the first century.

Gothic house
In the central city street, Decumanus, there is a Gothic palace with a magnificent double triforia built 1473rd in the Gothic style.

Round Tower
Raised in the second half of the 15th century round tower is located near People's Square. Since it is well preserved, visitors are allowed and climbing on top or on the terrace round towers.

Palace Zuccato
On the Square Matthias Gupca, former Piazza dei Signori and Gospodska square, only one has survived a number of old houses, among which there is a harmonious Gothic and Baroque palaces Zuccato.

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As the largest tourist resort in Croatia, Porec has a variety of accommodation options. Among the other ten hotels is equipped for conferences, seminars and other business gatherings. With a multi-purpose hall and meeting rooms, lectures and receptions with high-quality technology and Valet (simultaneous translation, loudspeakers, architect and cinema projectors, video, PC personal computer, fax, copier, simultaneous translation, hostesses) and hotels offer quality catering service (banquets, cocktails, dinner, refreshments during breaks).

Between and after business commitments are numerous opportunities for sport and recreation relaxation in the hotel (swimming pool, sauna, fitness room and gym) and some of them (sports hall, tennis and other courts, biciklistične paths), entertainment (disco bar, a casino), and sightseeing itineraries (Brijuni, Pula, the interior of Istria, Venice), and cultural programs (concerts, exhibitions, museums).

For conference groups and hotels provide special programs, more favorable prices.

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Porec Riviera abounds in restaurants, some places are real recorders with a restaurant on every fifteen residents. It should be noted here that people other than tourism, and engaged in fishing, which is not a negligible figure lovers of food made with seafood, spicy homemade oil which has retained the glare of the sun on the green fruit from which it originated. Besides seafood, the restaurant will offer continental cuisine Istrian specialties, and all that is best accompanied with red or white Malvasia Merlot, and Teran, order the products of this region.

Istrian ham
Istrian ham is especially dried ham and a very respected local specialty. Most often served with cheese and olives or his preparation of cooked dishes.

Pork loin
Ombolo is pure pork chops marinaded in wine, garlic and bay leaf, and together with the Istrian sausage is grilled. Serve with cooked sour craut

Istrian truffle
Istrian truffle is a unique quality and valued in the world. Prepared with pasta, omelettes, steak, or grated on the game.

Cod White
Cod in white Istrian prepared from dried cod, which is cooked and mixed with olive oil and garlic.

Asparagus
Asparagus is an Istrian specialty. It grows wild and is harvested in spring. It is prepared with eggs, olive oil and as a side dish.

Istrian supa
Istrian soup is characteristic of Istrian cuisine. In bukaleta, usually an earthen jar, put the 9 deciliter tempered red wine - or Borgonja Teran. Add a teaspoon of sugar, olive oil, pepper and a slice of toasted bread. In this immersion spoon and serve society, if he wishes, can drink in a traditional friendly way - in a circle, all from one pitcher!

Ravioli, posutice, pasta or macaroni
Ravioli, posutice, pasta or macaroni different types of pasta with sauce, a dish typical of the rural households. Homemade pasta is usually served as a side sauce of chicken, mushrooms, ham or vineyard snail.

Bream, sea bass or sole, grilled
It is said that white fish from the Adriatic among the finest in the world. Porečki caterers will offer you the best: sea bream, sea bass and papers (its) grilled with olive oil, garlic and parsley.

Scallops, mussels or oysters
Porečko seabed rich in shellfish, but there are several known mussel farms. Oysters are eaten fresh from the sea with a few drops of lemon juice, scallops baked with spices and cheese, and oyster stew. After all, allow your host to recommend the method of preparation.

Crabs
Shrimp are the lobster and crabs most of the Adriatic sea food. In addition to the sauce is prepared on the grill and in other ways. For you to choose ...

Seafood
Fish, squid, mussels and clams in a sauce with pasta, risotto or fish soup are delicacies Porec restaurants.

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