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Istria County

Hill towns, a Roman arena and truffles.

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📷 Miroslav.vajdic · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Istria is the green peninsula of the north-west, with Venetian ports on the coast and stone hill towns inside.

Museums in Istria County

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

The story of Istria County

Pula has one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. Poreč has the Euphrasian Basilica with golden 6th-century mosaics, on the UNESCO list, and Rovinj is a fishing town crowned by a church. Inland, Motovun and Grožnjan sit on hilltops above oak forests where truffles grow. Many places have Croatian and Italian names.

  • 1997the Euphrasian Basilica on the UNESCO list
  • 1st c.the arena of Pula is built

Istria County through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 177 BCThe Romans conquer Istria.See it: Archaeological Museum of Istria

What to do in Istria County

  1. 01

    Pula Arena

    A Roman amphitheatre with an exhibition below.

    Pula1 hour
  2. 02

    Euphrasian Basilica

    Golden Byzantine mosaics.

    Poreč1 hour
  3. 03

    Archaeological Museum of Istria

    Prehistoric and Roman Istria.

    Pula1 hour
Getting there

Getting to Istria County

From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.

Arriving by plane

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Getting around Istria County

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

Hidden story

The giant truffle

One of the biggest white truffles was found in Istria.

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In 1999 a man and his dog found a white truffle of about 1.3 kilograms in the Mirna valley near Buje; it was listed as one of the largest ever found. Truffle hunters still go out with their dogs in the forests below Motovun, and in autumn the hill towns hold truffle fairs.