Villa Maluma

Photo: Juraj1884 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

740 m as the crow flies

Fort Turtian is a coastal fortress in the village of Šikići near Pula in Istria. The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy built it in the late 19th century to protect the main harbour of its navy.

Photo: Jarba · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

6,8 km as the crow flies

Kamenjak is a cape at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula, near the fishing village of Premantura. The area, together with the Medulin Archipelago, has been protected since 1996 and is managed by a public institution.

1,3 km as the crow flies

2,5 km as the crow flies

Bakranjuša is an artificially created reservoir in Istria, near Jadreški in the municipality of Ližnjan. The lake covers an area of about 117,000 square metres and holds around 650,000 cubic metres of water.

3,0 km as the crow flies

Fort Castiun, also known as Fort Pomer, is a land fortress in Istria, near Pomer and in the vicinity of Pula. It is one of the largest fortifications in the Pula area.

3,9 km as the crow flies

Šandalja is a system of caves and underground chambers near Pula in Istria, named after the quarry where it was discovered during work in 1961. It is an important archaeological and palaeontological site. Šandalja I yielded a simple stone tool estimated at about 800,000 years old, considered the oldest man-made object in Croatia.

4,3 km as the crow flies

4,7 km as the crow flies

Photo: Jeroen Komen from Utrecht, Netherlands · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

5,7 km as the crow flies

The Arena Pula is a Roman amphitheatre in the city of Pula in Istria and is one of the best-preserved from antiquity. Its facade of white limestone remains largely in its original state, with two rows of arches and an upper storey with window niches.

Photo: Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

5,7 km as the crow flies

The Arch of the Sergii (Slavoluk Sergijevaca) is a Roman honorary arch in the old town of Pula. It originally stood in front of the Porta Aurea, the “Golden Gate” and main gate of the town, which was demolished in 1829; that is why only the town side of the arch is decorated.

Photo: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

5,7 km as the crow flies

Photo: Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

5,8 km as the crow flies

Dvojna vrata, also called Porta Gemina, is a 2nd-century Roman town gate in Pula. Its two arches give it the name “Double Gate”.

3,8 km as the crow flies

Vižula is a small peninsula at the southern tip of Istria, jutting into the Adriatic at Medulin. It is known for its excavation site, among the most important in Croatia.

5,6 km as the crow flies

5,7 km as the crow flies

5,7 km as the crow flies

3,8 km as the crow flies

4,3 km as the crow flies

5,5 km as the crow flies

5,5 km as the crow flies

5,6 km as the crow flies

6,1 km as the crow flies

Photo: Viktar Palstsiuk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

6,9 km as the crow flies

Aquarium in Pula, Croatia.

4,2 km as the crow flies

Jangalooz Adventure Park is an adventure and climbing park near Pomer in Istria. On multi-level obstacle courses you can climb, balance across suspension bridges and rope elements, and use zip lines.

4,2 km as the crow flies

4,4 km as the crow flies

6,6 km as the crow flies

6,8 km as the crow flies

Aquarium Pula is the largest aquarium in Croatia and is located in Pula, in the Austro-Hungarian fortifications of Fort Verudela and the San Giovanni Battery. The Mediterranean section is housed in Fort Verudela, and exotic sections are found in the San Giovanni Battery.

3,9 km as the crow flies

The half-day boat trips start at the riva in Medulin and lead through the Medulin archipelago. After about an hour's sailing, the boat reaches Cape Kamenjak, the southernmost point of Istria, with its high cliffs and underwater caves; the Golumbera cave can be visited by swimming, accompanied by the crew.

4,1 km as the crow flies

The windsurfing spot is in the bay of Pomer in Istria. The sheltered bay has shallow water with thermal wind and a moderate bura, and is suitable for beginners and freeriders.

4,6 km as the crow flies

Shallow bay off Medulin, access to the south towards Cape Kašteja; the shallows suit beginners. Jugo brings only moderate waves, Bora blows offshore and gusty.

4,9 km as the crow flies

Scuba Libre is a dive base near Premantura in southern Istria. The dive centre offers dives, diving equipment for hire and boats for rent; its website also presents dive sites with suggested routes.

5,1 km as the crow flies

6,0 km as the crow flies

Boat trips depart from the riva in Pula in Istria, including dolphin trips and day trips to Rovinj. They also stop at the Lim Fjord and the island of Crveni otok.