Travel guide Istria

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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.

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Pazinska jama is a cave near Pazin in Istria, where the Pazinčica stream disappears underground (a ponor). It lies on the border between Grey Istria and Red Istria.

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Cave in Croatia.

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Waterfall in Croatia.

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Small island in Croatia.

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Park in Croatia.

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Ancient Histri village.

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Fort San Giorgio is a fortress on the hill of the same name in Pula in Istria, near the municipal cemetery. Austria had it built in the 19th century to protect the main harbour of its navy.

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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.

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The monument to the fighters of the People's Liberation Struggle and the victims of fascism is a sculpture group by the sculptor Vanja Radauš in Titov park, directly on the waterfront promenade in Pula. On the sea side, in front of a stone wall, it shows two groups of naked, dying men; on the back of the white stone wall stands a female figure as a mother holding an apple in her hand.

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Fortress in Pula, Croatia.

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The Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary is located in Pula, on the south side of the bay, at the foot of the hill with the Venetian fortress. It is a Catholic cathedral and, alongside the Euphrasian Basilica, one of the two episcopal seats of the Diocese of Poreč and Pula.

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2nd-century Roman city gate in Pula, Croatia.

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Museum in Croatia.

From the Riva in Pula: dolphin trips and day trips to Rovinj with the Lim Fjord and Crveni otok.

Sheltered bay with flat water in thermal wind and moderate Bora, good for beginners and freeriders. Access on the south shore by the campsites, windsurf station on site.

From the Riva in Medulin through the Medulin archipelago to Cape Kamenjak, past Porer lighthouse, with a swim stop at an island; half a day.

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.

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Aquarium in Pula, Croatia.

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Water park in Croatia.

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Water park in Croatia.

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Public aquarium in Piran, Slovenia.