What are the best things to do in Pula?
Start with Pula Arena, Brijuni National Park, and Zerostrasse. This guide maps 47 curated places in Pula, including sights, activities, food and shopping.
Photo: Olgierd Rudak / CC BY-SA 4.0
Your complete guide to Pula: the landmarks worth your time, the food locals love, the quiet corners most visitors miss, plus what's on while you're here. Discover it all in the CroVenture app.
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Pula travel questions, answered
Quick answers based on 47 curated places and 4 ready-made routes.
Where can I find hidden gems in Pula?
The guide currently includes 12 hidden gems in Pula. Start with Pula Arena, Brijuni National Park, and Zerostrasse and use the city sections to see each place alongside nearby sights and routes.
Which walking itinerary can I follow in Pula?
Choose from Roman Pula, Hidden Pula, Istrian Table & Sea, and Pula's Ring of Forts. Each route shows its curated stops in order, so you can plan the walk before using CroVenture on location.
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Pula itineraries
Ready-made walking routes with a clear order and curated stops.
8 stops
All Croatia itinerariesRoman Pula
Walk the 2,000-year-old core
Plan3 stopsHidden Pula
Tunnels, fortress and glowing cranes
Plan4 stopsIstrian Table & Sea
Market finds and a turquoise cove
Plan8 stopsPula's Ring of Forts
Discover the Austro-Hungarian forts around the war harbour
PlanDon't miss
Hidden gems in Pula
Legendary
Sight
Pula Arena
One of the world's best-preserved Roman amphitheatres.
Photo: Olgierd Rudak / CC BY-SA 4.0
Legendary
Activity
Brijuni National Park
Tito's island paradise of dinosaurs and safari.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Hidden gem
Activity
Zerostrasse
A cool maze of WWI tunnels beneath the city hill.
Photo: Psittacuso / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Pula on video
City films and short reels from the streets, the water and everywhere between.
Places
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Sights
24
Sights
24 Legendary
Sight
Pula Arena
One of the world's best-preserved Roman amphitheatres.
Photo: Olgierd Rudak / CC BY-SA 4.0
Hidden gem
Sight
Gate of Hercules
Pula's oldest Roman monument, hiding in plain sight.
Photo: Berthold Werner / CC BY-SA 3.0
Hidden gem
Sight
Roman Floor Mosaic
A 3rd-century mosaic hidden in a sunken courtyard.
Photo: Ralfhesse / CC BY-SA 4.0
Hidden gem
Sight
Fort San Giorgio
An Austrian land fort on San Giorgio hill, part of the defences of Pula's naval port.
Photo: Orlovic / CC BY-SA 3.0
Hidden gem
Sight
Fort Monvidal
A land fort on Monvidal hill from the second half of the 19th century.
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Orlovic assumed (b / CC BY-SA 2.5
Hidden gem
Sight
Fort Casoni Vecchi
A fortified tower on Monte Paradiso hill, built in 1853 and 1854.
Photo: Rosholinux / CC BY-SA 4.0
Plus 18 more, unlocked as you explore in the CroVenture app.
- Utvrda San Michele
- Svjetionik Rt Verudica
- Fort Stoja
- Battery San Giovanni
- Temple of Augustus
- Roman Forum
- Arch of the Sergii
- Cathedral of the Assumption
- Twin Gates
- Small Roman Theatre
- Naval Cemetery
- Church and Monastery of St Francis
- Communal Palace
- Circolo Palace
- Fort Bourguignon
- Fort Punta Christo
- Fort Monte Grosso
- Fort Verudela
Activities
21
Activities
21 Legendary
Activity
Brijuni National Park
Tito's island paradise of dinosaurs and safari.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Hidden gem
Activity
Zerostrasse
A cool maze of WWI tunnels beneath the city hill.
Photo: Psittacuso / CC BY-SA 4.0
Activity
Lighting Giants
Towering shipyard cranes lit in a nightly rainbow of colour.
Photo: Orlovic / CC BY-SA 3.0
Activity
Kaštel Fortress
A star-shaped Venetian fortress crowning the old-town hill.
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina / CC BY 3.0
Activity
Hawaii Beach (Verudela)
A turquoise cove below pine-clad cliffs on the Verudela peninsula.
Photo: Orlovic / CC BY-SA 3.0
Activity
Ambrela Beach
Pine-shaded family beach with a Blue Flag.
Photo: Silverije / CC BY-SA 4.0
Plus 15 more, unlocked as you explore in the CroVenture app.
- House of Istrian Olive Oil
- Pula Aquarium
- Archaeological Museum of Istria
- Sacred Hearts Museum
- Istrian National Theatre
- Tito Park
- Naval Park
- Valkane Beach
- Gortanova Uvala Beach
- Valsaline Beach
- Saccorgiana Beach
- Stoja Beach
- Šijana Forest
- Verudela Canyon
- Rt Kamenjak Cliff Trail
Shopping
2
Shopping
2Plus 2 more, unlocked as you explore in the CroVenture app.
- Max City Pula
- Pula City Mall
Read
Pula stories & guides
Local know-how to make the most of your visit.
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Pula keeps an almost complete Roman amphitheatre by its harbour, its main square has been the Forum for two millennia, and a ring of Austrian forts circles the town. This guide sorts what deserves your time, and where the beaches are.
15 August 2026Pula5 min
GuideBrijuni from Fažana: how to plan the right day trip
Start at the official pier in Fažana, choose between a guided Veliki Brijun excursion and the Pocket Guide option, then prepare for the island's practical limits.
12 August 2026Pula4 min
GuidePula in one day: a Roman route from the Arena to the Forum
Walk Pula as one connected Roman city, then choose between the hilltop fortress, underground tunnels and the coast.
7 August 2026Pula3 min
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