CROATIA: POREC, ROVINJ AND PULA ~ Beautiful places of Barcelona and Catalonia

viernes, 6 de septiembre de 2013

CROATIA: POREC, ROVINJ AND PULA

We took a catamaran of Venezia Lines at 17 pm to go from Venice to Porec. This catamaran left from San Basilio Station. We bought the tickets at the train station of Venezia in the travel agency Agenzie 365 our first day in Venezia. Tickets cost 72 € each.

We arrived at Porec at 8 pm and went to our accommodation, Arlen Bed and Breakfast, located 15min walk from the center. That day we had dinner at our accomodation with live music. As we walked to our accommodation we realized that Porec is a really lively town in the evening, when the terraces are full of people for dinner.

We spent an intense day in Istria Peninsula visiting Porec, Rovinj and Pula. These are the interesting places we visited in each town:

- Porec

Byzantine Basilica of Saint Euphrasia
Promenade and marina
Old town

- Rovinj

Saint Eufemia church
Old town
Promenade

- Pula

Roman amphitheater
Arch of the Sergians
Roman Forum
Temple of Augustus

Porec (Parenzo)

We visited Porec for 3 hours. It is essential to visit the Byzantine Basilica of St. Euphrasia, a World Heritage Site. We walked through the streets of the old town and the promenade too.

Marina and promenade of Porec in Croatia

Gothic palace in Porec

Byzantine Basilica of Saint Euphrasia in Porec

Entrance to Byzantine Basilica of Saint Euphrasia, World Heritage Site, in Porec

Mosaic in the tympanum of the entrance to the basilica of Saint Euphrasia in Porec

Inside the basilica of Saint Euphrasia in Porec

Mosaic in the apse of basilica of Saint Euphrasia in Porec

Street of the old town of Porec

Trg Slobode in Porec

At 11am we took a bus to Rovinj. It takes about 50min and there is a bus every two hours. We walked along the promenade and walked through the streets of the old town before going up the bell tower of the church of Saint Eufemia to enjoy fantastic views of Rovinj.

Limski Canal

View of Limski Canal from the bus from Porec to Rovinj

Rovinj (Rovigno)

Marina and bell tower of Saint Eufemia church in Rovinj

Main entrance to the old town of Rovinj

Rovinj from the bell tower of Saint Eufemia church

Typical buildings of the old town of Rovinj

Street of the old town in Rovinj

Boats docked in the harbor of Rovinj

Rocky beach in Rovinj

Pula

At 5:30 am we took a bus to Pula. It takes about 45min and there is a bus every hour. We did a night tour and dinner at Pizzeria Jupiter, which the owner of our accomodation, Hostel Sonja, recommend us.