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ROMAN TRACES I |
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LOCATION: Pula |
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DURATION: up to 2 hrs |
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SIGHTSEEING TOUR AVAILABLE:
all year round |
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SIGHTS: Amphitheater
– built in the first Century
AD during the rule of Emperor
Vespasian; used for gladiator
fights; the Amphitheater could
once hold up to 23,000
spectators arriving from all
around the Istrian peninsula.
Entrance fee for the
Amphitheater – 20 kn per person
(2, 75 Euro)
Twin Gates – constructed
in the second Century AD; led up
the hill where the Small Roman
Theater was located; the road
that led to the Amphitheater
merged into the so called Via
Tarsatica, the road that leads
straight to Rijeka
Triumphal Arch of Sergi
(Golden Gates) – used to
decorate one of the main town
entrances; dedicated to the
Roman family Sergi; the Golden
Gate was erected by Salvia Sergi
The statue in memory of James
Joyce – from October 1904
till March 1905, James Joyce and
his wife Nora Barnacle lived in
Pula. Joyce was teaching English
to Austro – Hungarian army
officers at the so called
Berlitz School. Café ‘Ulix’
decorated in the liberty style
was the place where Joyce
enjoyed spending his time the
most.
Chapel of St. Maria Formosa -
built in the 6th century as part
of a large Benedictine abbey
Town Square (Forum) – the
nucleus of city life in both
ancient and modern times; the
administrative and legislative
center of the town and the place
where the Temple of Augustus
built in the first Century BC is
located, one of the rare fully
preserved Roman temples on the
Adriatic coast
The Temple of Augustus –
built in the fist Century BC;
dedicated to goddess Roma and
Emperor Augustus; nowadays it
houses a collection of ancient
stone and bronze sculptures
Castle (Kaštel) – the
Medieval Kaštel was built in the
17th Century, when Istria was
under direct rule of Venice;
made out of big slabs of stones,
originally forming the Large
Roman Theater located on the
slopes of the hill Montezaro,
Kaštel was built with the
purpose of defending the city
from the frequent pirate attacks
The shipyard ‘Uljanik’ –
former Austro – Hungarian
arsenal in which warships for
their navy were constructed; the
cornerstone was first laid in
1856
Cathedral – a
Paleo-Christian church, former
residence of the bishops of
Pula; Chapel of St. Thomas was
located next to the Cathedral,
St. Thomas is the patron saint
of Pula and St. Thomas’ Day is
celebrated annually in the
beginning of July |
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PROGRAM:
Every town is built on fears and
dreams that coil and entwine
only to create a web of myths
and legends. That is why we are
here to tell you some of the
most beautiful stories about
this town, stories that prove
how thin the line between dreams
and reality is. Owing to the
geographical position of the
bay, fresh water wells and
optimum balance between hilly
areas and plains, Pula has been
an ideal place to stay ever
since the ancient Histrionic
times. But the foundation of the
town itself has long been the
subject of numerous legends. The
most famous is the legend of
Jason and Argonauts who stole
the Golden Fleece from the
Colchidians. The old town centre
houses numerous classical
monuments. The Roman period was
one of the most glorious periods
in the history of Pula when the
town had almost 5,000
inhabitants. As a Roman colony,
Pula was at the time called
Colonia Juia Pola Pollentia
Herculanea. We will start the
sightseeing tour in front of the
Amphitheater, the central
classical Roman monument built
in the first Century AD. The
Roman emperor Titus Flavius
Vespasian who allegedly had a
mistress that was born in Pula
completed the construction of
the Amphitheater. So
according to the legend, Ms.
Antonia Coenide is the reason
that Pula got the Amphitheater
in the first place. Pula again
flourishes during the reign of
the Austrian Empire, when it
becomes Austria’s main naval
base with the arsenal for the
Austro – Hungarian navy. That is
how a ‘dead town’ (which is how
the Austrians used to call Pula
after the fall of Venice) rises
into a 19th Century
mitteleuropean town with a
cosmopolitan mentality. Today
Pula has about 60,000
inhabitants and is the biggest
and the most prominent town in
Istria.
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