Poreč is located in the middle of the west coast of the Istrian peninsula, roughly across from Venice, in a gentle area with a mild Mediterranean climate. A beautiful city, a tourist metropolis, with the most organized and best equipped tourist settlements on the Adriatic. But not only that. It is a city of preserved natural beauty, landscaped parks, well-kept greenery and flowers. Pine and oak groves reach the sea itself, along the coast of which peninsulas and bays alternate. Clean sea and beautiful beaches of the Poreč coast, and the swi...
More about cityPoreč is located in the middle of the west coast of the Istrian peninsula, roughly across from Venice, in a gentle area with a mild Mediterranean climate. A beautiful city, a tourist metropolis, with the most organized and best equipped tourist settlements on the Adriatic. But not only that. It is a city of preserved natural beauty, landscaped parks, well-kept greenery and flowers. Pine and oak groves reach the sea itself, along the coast of which peninsulas and bays alternate. Clean sea and beautiful beaches of the Poreč coast, and the swimming season is from May to October. Since ancient times, it has been a pleasant place to live and rest, and the Roman historian Cassiodorus wrote that "the patricians in Poreč live the life of the gods".
The pages of Poreč art history can be read with pride today thanks to the stormy history that left the town valuable and indelible traces of different cultures. A multi-thousand-year walk through the city reveals with every step the different styles and cultural influences that have contributed to the shaping of today's city. The entire old town core is a living cultural monument. The backs of numerous city palaces will reveal to you the history of their construction through different stylistic and historical periods. In numerous records and literature, Poreč is called a mosaic city thanks to the culture founded with Euphrasian, the basilica in whose diocese the museum of ecclesiastical art and archaeological remains of earlier churches are located. Valuable museum collections of the Local Museum of Poreština bear witness to the tradition of living in this area for many centuries. In addition to museums, the streets of Poreč nurture numerous atelier galleries and exhibition spaces that nurture tradition in a contemporary way with their exhibits.
If you decide to try some of the Istrian specialties - Istrian prosciutto, the world-famous truffle, excellent Istrian wines, ombolo and sausages, Istrian soup, povetica or croštule, we will direct you to real Istrian taverns. If you prefer seafood, we will recommend a number of restaurants that offer only the freshest fish, shellfish and all the benefits of the beautiful Adriatic Sea. For gourmets who like to experiment and who love creative cuisine, we have a number of carefully selected cousine Nouvella restaurants.
With a total of six public sports halls and two private ones, over 130 multipurpose and children's playgrounds, an athletics track, a football stadium, a new football campus, handball, basketball and numerous tennis courts, a gym for people with disabilities, developed infrastructure for numerous athletes and recreationists alongside the coast, outdoor gyms, and projects that are specially adapted to people with disabilities, but also to the general health of the population, Poreč has long recognized the importance of investing in numerous and rich sports activities.