Croatia10 Porec1

1. CROATIA 10 Porec 1

2. Poreč/Parenzo is a town on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula. The town's population of approximately 12,000 resides mostly on the outskirts. Poreč is a town with a long and turbulent history which nurtures remnants of its past in the heart of its old town. From Ancient Roman times to the present day more than two thousand years have passed, and the streets of Poreč continue to preserve their original architecture and numerous cultural and historical monuments. Of these we can especially note the Euphrasian Basilica with its distinctive mosaics dating from the 6th century which UNESCO recognised and protected as a world heritage site in 1997

4. Almost 2,000 years old, Poreč is set around a harbor protected from the sea by the small island of Sveti Nikola/San Nicola (Saint Nicholas)

6. Sveti Nikola/San Nicola (Saint Nicholas)

7. This area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. During the 2nd century BC, Roman Castrum was built on a tiny peninsula with approximate dimensions of 400 m × 200 m where the town centre is now. During the reign of Emperor Augustus in the 1st century, it officially became a city and was part of the Roman colony of Colonia Iulia Parentium. Quite apart from its variegated cultural and historical past (Roman, Byzantine, Austrian, Venetian), its most recent influence was Italian. Under the control of Italy until the end of World War II, Porec retains persuasive elements of a cuisine and style more Italian than Yugoslavian

10. Dunia XVII by Kosta Angeli Radovani (1916 – 2002)

12. Liberty Square

13. Liberty Square • The flag of Porec (in proportions 2:1, vertically divided red and white) • the Church of the Lady of Angels from the 18th century • The Statue of Rain, by PeruškoBogdanić, 2006

14. Church of Our Lady of the Angels, late baroque church built in the years 1747 to 1770

15. Liberty Square

17. Located at the beginning of the central street, Decumanus, at the entrance of the heart of the old city, the Pentagonal Tower was constructed in the mid-15th century in Gothic style, with a relief of a Venetian lion on the facade. Up until the French occupation, parts of the city gates were preserved all the way up to the tower

18. the Pentagonal Tower

26. Frano Kršinić Mother's play

27. Stretching the length of Porec Old Town, Decumanus Street is the old Roman main street through the town. Now lined with café and gift shops you will need to look upwards to take in the architecture (Venetian)

29. Ulica Decumanus

31. Porec Old city UlicaDecumanus the former Zucchato family Palace

32. Porec Old city UlicaDecumanus the former Zucchato family Palace

33. Cardo maximus str, oldest street in Poreč 

34. The Gothic Palace was built in 1473 in gotico fiorito Venetian architectural style The Gothic House at the Decumanus

36. The Gothic House at the Decumanus

37. Shape of the Space, sculpture placed in Marafor Square (Trg Marafor) in 1995 Sculptor: Ivan Kožarić  Decumanus

40.  In 1944, the city was bombed by the Allies 34 times, damaging 75% of the city

41. Porec Public Square the Public Open University

42. Liberty Square Public square

43. Mala Galerija (Small Gallery), a subsidiary of the Poreč Open University

45. Lycianthes rantonnetii (Solanum rantonnetii) Blue Potato Bush

46. The picturesque Town Hall, from the beginning of the last century

47. Mother and child in front of the Town Hall, 1985 by Stanko Jančić

48. The Park Jurja Dobrile

49. The Romanic house

50. The Romanic house is recognized by the outside stairway, a Romanesque biforium and a wooden balcony that was renovated in 1930