So important to the Romans they built their sixth-largest amphitheatre here, Pula became a Roman colony a century after they first arrived in 177 BC. It... Istria’s historic main city of Pula ...

The coast of Istria can rightly claim to be the earliest Croatian destination of the modern tourist era, its beautiful towns beaches made accessible to the elites of Europe via the country's first ...

With its rugged coastline and green rolling hills, Istria is the perfect destination ... get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. In Pula, the largest town on the peninsula ...