Pula and Brijuni in Pictures: 52 Free Photos of the Arena and the Islands
Pula and the Brijuni islands in 52 free photos: the Roman monuments of the largest town in Istria, and the green islands just offshore, once Tito’s summer residence and now a national park.
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Pula: the Arena and Roman monuments
The Arena of Pula, built in the 1st century, is one of the largest surviving Roman amphitheatres and the only one that still has all four of its side towers. It held over 20,000 spectators; today it hosts concerts and the Pula Film Festival in July. In the old town nearby stand the Arch of the Sergii, a triumphal arch from about 30 BC, and the Temple of Augustus on the Forum.
Brijuni National Park
Fourteen islands lie off Fažana, a short boat ride north of Pula. Veliki Brijun is a landscaped park of meadows, umbrella pines and holm oak woods, with a golf course, a safari park whose zebras, llamas and elephants descend from gifts to Tito by world leaders, the ruins of a Byzantine castrum and a Roman villa, and dinosaur footprints in the rocks along the shore. Visits are by guided tour from Fažana.
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How do you get to Brijuni?
National park boats leave from Fažana, about 8 km north of Pula, several times a day; the crossing takes about 15 minutes and the ticket includes a guided tour of Veliki Brijun.
