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Poreč
with its surrounding regions are situated on the north
part of the Mediterranean
Sea, the closest way to central
Europe.
The city of Poreč
is situated on the western coast of Istria, a peninsula
which for the most part belongs to the Republic of
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Today,
with its surrounding region, it has about 17 000 residents.
During the summer it hosts more than 70 000 tourists. The
small peninsula, where the heart of the old city lies has
been inhabited as far back as 6 000 years ago. Two thousand
years ago, after conquering the inhabitants, the Histri,
the Romans established their colony called Parentium, on
this location.
During its storming past, Byzantium, the Venetian Republic,
Napoleon's France, Austrian-Hungarian monarchy, Italy and
finally Yugoslavia ruled over the city (more about
Istrian and Poreč history).
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The old city is a cultural
monument all by itself. There is a sacral complex, the Euphrasian
with the Basilica from VI century which standout.
The mosaics that decorate the interior and the forepart of
the church fall into a category of the most beautifully preserved
works of Byzantium art
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UNESCO
has classified the whole complex, since 1997, as the
world's cultural heritage.
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Some distances from Poreč:
- nearest railway station Pazin:
32 km
- nearest airport Pula:
60 km
- nearest sports airport
and aero-taxi Vrsar: 12 km
- (in km): Rovinj 35, Pula 55,
Koper 55, Trieste 70, Rijeka 90, Ljubljana 150,
Venice 250, Zagreb 290, Milano 480, München 600, Wien
540, Budapest 600, Prague 800, Frankfurt 950, Amsterdam
1400
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