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1st day - 12nm
Rovinj - Brijuni National Park
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Brijuni. Across the Fazana channel, near Pula, lie the Brijuni
islands, forming a seven kilometers long necklace between
Pula and Rovinj. Nature, nudged along by man, has created
a real paradise here. Before the newly founded tourist centres
in Italy took over, the Brijuni were an exclusive European
summer resort. The peerless beauty of the national park of
Brijuni with its rich harmony of flora and fauna, historical
monuments and modern hotels still draws politicians and other
distinguished guests from all over the world. The stone from
Brijuni has been used since Roman times in many buildings
in Pula, Trieste, Venice and Vienna. It provides the backbone
to an island where you will find deep shade under rich pine
vegetation. On the biggest island - the Veli Brijun there
is a zoo with many kinds of animals.
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3rd
day - 14nm
Pomer - Pula
(marina, beautiful old town, amphitheater) |
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Pula : On
the southernmost part of the Istrian peninsula, Jason and Medea
founded the mythical town Polai, the source of life. Later the
Romans changed it into a divine town for the "pleasure of the
rich". The Amphitheatre, the Sergii Triumphal Arch, Augustus
Temple, The Double and Herculus Gates witness that glorious
time. Famous writers and composers (Dante, Thomas Mann, James
Joyce, Franz Lehar, and others) were inspired by this town that
has existed for three millennia, and where the old meets the
new. The area of Pula is magnificent, with country stone houses
and modern buildings, quiet huckleberry shade and the view to
the culture of mankind. Therefore Pula cannot be avoided and
you will be tempted to return once again. |
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5th day - 9nm
Novigrad - Poreč
( Beautiful old town)
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The
old town of Porec dates back to Roman times and over the course
of two thousand years was destroyed and rebuilt by many different
people - Goths, Germanic, Slavs, Venetians and Austrians - and
the town's old walls, towers, churches and palaces bear witness
to those turbulent events. The old town abounds in cultural
and historical sites, the most precious being the Basilica of
Euphrasius, dating from the 6th Century and built in Byzantine
style. Its mosaics are among the most beautiful of their kind
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PLAN C
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2nd
day - 14nm
Brijuni - Pomer
(nice long bay with reefs and shoals) |
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Pomer is
located on the western side of the Medulin Bay. It was settled
in Roman times, which is confirmed by well-preserved excavations
of Roman villas and the remains of a thermal spa. Of the historical
monuments, the Church of St. Flora from the Byzantine period
stands out. Pomer was once well known for raising and breeding
of fish and molluscs, and today there are many seafood restaurants
as a result of this. |
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4th
day - 30nm
Pula - Novigrad
(beautiful small town, great fish restaurants) |
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The small,
typically Mediterranean town of Novigrad (Cittanova; meaning
the new town) is situated on the west coast of Istria, on a
small peninsula closing a deep, well-protected harbour. This
ancient urban centre rich with testimonies of its long history
is one of the western gates of Croatia, Istria and Adriatic,
the warmest European sea. Worth seeing are numerous historical
and cultural monuments. The interest of visitors will be surely
provoked by the extraordinary beauty of well - preserved nature
and pleasant landscapes with interesting old cities like Momjan,
Grožnjan or Motovun, which represent the pearls of medieval
architecture |
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6th
day - 12nm
Poreč - Rovinj
(cruising end) |
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Coming from
Poreč to Rovinj it is nice to see:
The Blue and the Green Lagoon (small harbours and hotel settlements
in the bays of the same names), Vrsar (small town with an old
castle above the town itself built on a steep hillock) and Limski
kanal (very long bay north of Rovinj - unfortunately it is forbidden
to sail or anchor in the bay without a special permission -
because of a legally protected centre for fish breeding |
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