Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Central & Eastern Istria
Labin's parish church – originally built in the 11th century but tinkered with until the 18th – has a Venetian lion over the main door and baroque marble…
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Central & Eastern Istria
Labin's parish church – originally built in the 11th century but tinkered with until the 18th – has a Venetian lion over the main door and baroque marble…
Istria's West Coast
Positioned at Croatia’s westernmost point, this elegant stone lighthouse is Istria’s oldest, built in 1818. It's not open to the public but a set of…
Central & Eastern Istria
This winery, 12km northeast of Poreč, produces some of Istria's finest reds and whites. Its malvazija is of particularly high quality, and it also…
Motovun
The town's centrepiece is this large Renaissance church, thought to have been designed by Venetian architect Andrea Palladio. The interior is a restrained…
Poreč
The Roman Forum, where public gatherings took place, once stood on the site of the present-day Trg Marafor. The original pavement has been preserved along…
Central & Eastern Istria
This 1550 loggia served as the community centre of Labin in the 16th century. News and court verdicts were announced here, fairs were held and wayward…
Central & Eastern Istria
Housed in the grand Bigatto Palace (built 1639), this museum displays a collection of prehistoric and Roman artefacts as well as some ethnological items…
Central & Eastern Istria
This 16th-century parish church on the east side of the main square has a Renaissance facade made of local cut stone, and five elaborate Venetian marble…
Central & Eastern Istria
At the centre of the old town is an ornate cistern topped with a well, built in 1789 in the rococo style. Look out for the carved lion, the symbol of…
Istria Museum of Contemporary Art
Pula
The suitably dishevelled, cavernous confines of an 1862 printing house are a fitting environment for this edgy gallery.
Poreč
Dating from the 1st century AD, only fragments of this great Roman temple, dedicated to the sea god, have survived.
Rovinj
This tiny museum is dedicated to the batana, a flat-bottomed fishing boat that stands as a symbol of Rovinj’s seafaring and fishing traditions. Although…
Poreč
One of the city's Venetian-era towers; it once guarded the southeastern section of the city.
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