Opatija Trip Overview
Join me for the very best of Istria: at first we start for a beautiful panoramic ride along the Adriatic sea and the eastern Istrian coast. After a bit less than 2 hours we plan our arrival to PULA, a city best known for it’s ancient Roman remains including an excellent preserved Roman Amphitheater from the 1st century. It’s also a city with a coexistence of different architectural time periods in the largest town of Istria.
From here we continue to ROVINJ, one of the most picturesque little seaside towns with high Venetian influence. Here we plan to stroll through the town, explore it’s narrow streets of the old town all the way to the church peaking from the top of the island-town.
After some time for exploring and meal on your own we continue to POREČ, town best known not only for the Roman layout which remains to this date and beautiful Venetian villas, but also for the best preserved 6th century basilica with valuable mosaics and remains from a former church, added to UNESCO
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Opatija, Croatia
Trip Category: Transfers & Ground Transport >> Private Drivers
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What to Expect When Visiting Opatija, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
Join me for the very best of Istria: at first we start for a beautiful panoramic ride along the Adriatic sea and the eastern Istrian coast. After a bit less than 2 hours we plan our arrival to PULA, a city best known for it’s ancient Roman remains including an excellent preserved Roman Amphitheater from the 1st century. It’s also a city with a coexistence of different architectural time periods in the largest town of Istria.
From here we continue to ROVINJ, one of the most picturesque little seaside towns with high Venetian influence. Here we plan to stroll through the town, explore it’s narrow streets of the old town all the way to the church peaking from the top of the island-town.
After some time for exploring and meal on your own we continue to POREČ, town best known not only for the Roman layout which remains to this date and beautiful Venetian villas, but also for the best preserved 6th century basilica with valuable mosaics and remains from a former church, added to UNESCO
On this tour we start with the 2 hour scenic drive from Opatija/Rijeka to Pula.
– Upon arrival we explore the Amphitheater from the inside and out after which we continue exploring other parts of the city.
– Then we continue with a 45 minute ride to Rovinj where we have a guided tour and some free time for lunch and exploration on your own.
– After another 45 minutes drive, we arrive to Poreč for a guided tour of the city. If you wish (optional) we can enter the Euphrasian basilica complex which is added to UNESCO Heritage list (they are closing at 4 pm during the week).
– At the end we plan the ride across the central part of Istria, back through the tunnel of Učka mountain to Opatija.
This tour covers the real highlights of Istrian penninsula, the must-sees while you get three guided city tours and a lot of local insights into the past, culture, people and way of life. This is a full day tour with a licensed local guide.
Upon request we can customize this tour to cover the places of your interest
