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Buje Novigrad
Buje is a town situated in Istria, Croatia´s westernmost peninsula in Istarska. Buje was known as the...
Buje is a town situated in Istria, Croatia´s westernmost peninsula in Istarska. Buje was known as the "sentinel of Istria" for its hilltop site located 10 km inland from the Adriatic sea. It still commands an excellent panorama. Buja is closed to Novigrad.
HistoryBuje has a rich history; traces of life in the region date back to prehistoric times. The town developed from a Roman and Venetian settlement into a medieval town. A baroque church from the 16th century, built on the foundations of a Roman temple dominates the square.
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Opatija tourists
Opatija is a town in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast. The city is geographically on the Istrianpeninsula, though it is not in...
Opatija is a town in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast. The city is geographically on the Istrianpeninsula, though it is not in Istria county, but Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.
Tourist resortThe whole sea-coast to the north and south of Opatija is rocky and picturesque, and contains several smaller winter resorts. There is a 12 km-long promenade along the entire riviera, the Lungomarefrom Volosko, via Opatija, to Lovran. After Dubrovnik, Opatija is form many years the second most popular place in the Adriatic for tourists.
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Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula.
Roman timesSouthern Pula has also been Istria´s administrative center since ancient Roman times. The city is best known for its many surviving ancient Roman buildings, the most famous of which is its 1st century amphitheatre, which is among the six largest surviving Roman arenas in the world. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing, shipbuilding, and tourism.
Tourist destinationThe city is a popular tourist destination. There is Brijuni national park or Tito´s summer residence. In the south of the city is tourist center of Punta Verudela above which rises the ramshackle Austro-Hungarian fortress.
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