Legendary
Sight
Pula Arena
One of the world's best-preserved Roman amphitheatres.
Photo: Olgierd Rudak / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Church and Monastery of St Francis
A 14th-century church with a hushed monastery cloister.
Sight
Photo: Orlovic / CC BY-SA 3.0
Why it is worth your time
On the slope between the Forum and the fortress hill, Franciscans built this plain church of pale Istrian stone in the fourteenth century. Its real treasure lies next door: a quiet cloister where you hear little more than birdsong and your own footsteps. Just steps from the busy lanes, this is the calmest corner of the old town.
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The church stands right on the footpath climbing from the Forum up to the fortress, so you pass it naturally on the way up.
More places in Pula
A small next-step selection from the same city.
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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