Pula
Pula, also known as Pola, its Italian name, is the largest city in Istria County, western Croatia, and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, with a population of 52,220 in 2021.
Pula, also known as Pola, its Italian name, is the largest city in Istria County, western Croatia, and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, with a population of 52,220 in 2021. It is known for its multitude of ancient Roman buildings, the most famous of which is the Pula Arena, one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters. The city has a long tradition of wine making, fishing, shipbuilding, and tourism. It was the administrative centre of Istria from ancient Roman times until superseded by Pazin in 1991.
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Worth seeing in and around Pula
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
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Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do
Watch an event at the Arena. The Roman-era Arena regularly hosts concerts, sporting events, and even gladiator battles. Football: NK Istra play soccer in HNL, the top tier. Their Stadion Aldo Drosina (capacity 8900) is 1 km southeast of old town centre. Ride a boat to Brijuni from Fažana. These islands, famous for their scenic beauty, are a holiday resort and a Croatian National Park.
- 01Dari Sališ
Chill on benches, enjoy a picnic, and watch kids bike on the grounds of a former luxury Von Trapp garden.
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Where to eat
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- 01Restaurant Orfej
Great seafood in the centre, and cheaper than surrounding restaurants.
- 02Popaj
Maksimijanova ul.
- 03Furia
Narodni trg 9.
- 04Kod Kadre
Ul.
- 05Pizzeria Asterix
You should try the Asterix pizza, which means you can have a pizza divided into thirds, with a different toppings on each one.
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Getting to Pula
- Airports
- Pula (PUY), 7 km · Rijeka (RJK), 69 km · Trieste (TRS), 111 km
- Stations
- Pula Airport, 6.6 km
- Rijeka(Omišalj) → Pula69 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · €13–19
- Zadar → Pula138 km · quickest by road, 5h 8m · €40–55
- Velika Gorica → Pula198 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · €27–38
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Pula
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Pula. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in{{listing | type = go | name = Pula Airport | alt http://www.airport-pula.hr | email | lat = 44.893611 | long = 13.922222 | directions | tollfree | hours | wikipedia = Pula Airport | lastedit = 2025-02-08 | image = Pula Airport aerial.jpg | wikidata = Q389327 | content = Pula has its own international airport with scheduled and charter flights.
- Get inVenezia Lines ferry connects Pula with Venice.
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