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Umag - Geographical location

Istria

Umag, small town and port on the northwestern coast of Istria, presents' Croatian in Europe. " Umag is a city of tourism and sport. It is especially known as a sports center in Istria because it for years as host of the ATP tournament, it attracts numerous top world tennis players.

The old town of Umag is located on a small peninsula (formerly an island) on the northwestern coast of Istria. It was built on the foundations of Roman archaeological remains and is preserved network of narrow streets and medieval urban structure. Even the Romans declared its resting place and connected to the mainland.

New Umag stretches mostly along the coast from Katoro to Novigrad, where they turn placed its major tourist facilities.

With Umag are two more famous tourist destinations. Umag, with its oldest brick lighthouse on the Croatian Adriatic (1826). Lovrečica and as a peaceful oasis for family vacations. Due to its geographical location Umag is the first tourist gate Croatian to / from Europe some ten miles distant European highways.

Umag is the first nautical input / output Croatian to / from central Europe and is situated in the attractive bay where the tourist is one of the most prestigious marina with a blue flag, which is only one of eleven blue flag which prides itself as a tourist destination Umag.

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