The settlement Polai was already existent on the Castle hill even in the Bronze Age. It was a town of refugees and the source of life for them. Today's Pula has developed from that fortified settlement during its long three millennium history harmoniously incorporating the old and the new. Pula is the town of parks which are its lungs; at the same time Pula is the town of monuments, the biggest Istrian town and port, the cultural, circulatory and economic centre. It is situated on the south-west coast of the peninsula, in the Bay of Pula, which is 4 km long and 30 m deep. In Pula live 83390 inhabitants. This town has a long and stormy history and it has preserved valuable discoveries from the Bronze Age and the remnants of old hill-forts (gradine).
After the arrival of the Romans, Pula was transformed from a small fisherman's settlements into an important centre. Valuable monuments of developed Roman culture date from that time. The most important and the best-known is the Amphitheatre (better known as the Arena) built in the first century AD. Film festivals, concerts and other big performances take place there and the Amphitheatre can hold up to 15000 visitors, and is visited by about 300000 tourists per year. The Archaeological Museum of Istria in Pula houses valuable findings from the stormy history of this ancient town. The town and its picturesque surroundings offer numerous tourist possibilities. Hotels and tourist complexes are mostly situated out of town on the small peninsulas of Verudela and Stoja, and others in the surroundings of Pula. Come and enjoy your holiday!
After the arrival of the Romans, Pula was transformed from a small fisherman's settlements into an important centre. Valuable monuments of developed Roman culture date from that time. The most important and the best-known is the Amphitheatre (better known as the Arena) built in the first century AD. Film festivals, concerts and other big performances take place there and the Amphitheatre can hold up to 15000 visitors, and is visited by about 300000 tourists per year. The Archaeological Museum of Istria in Pula houses valuable findings from the stormy history of this ancient town. The town and its picturesque surroundings offer numerous tourist possibilities. Hotels and tourist complexes are mostly situated out of town on the small peninsulas of Verudela and Stoja, and others in the surroundings of Pula. Come and enjoy your holiday!
