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THE STORY OF PULA |
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bike tour! |
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NOTE: If a guest doesn’t
own a bike, reservations can be
made till Friday preceding the
sightseeing tour at the latest.
The rental price (10€) is not included
in the price of the tour. |
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LOCATION: Pula |
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DURATION: up to 4 hrs |
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SIGHTSEEING TOUR AVAILABLE:
Every Sunday during spring,
summer and fall. In the case of
bad weather, bike tour will be
cancelled. |
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SIGHTS: 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; designed by the French
architect Antoine de Ville.
Market - one of the most
beautiful European green
markets, hidden among the shades
of the wild chestnuts; iron and
glass were used as the newest
building material for the first
time in Pula in the early 20th
Century; also called the kid
sister of the Budapest market
place
Theater – INK (Istrian
National Theater), former
Politteama Ciscuti, built in
1880, designed by the Trieste
architect Beltrama.
House of the Armed Forces
– built in 1914, former Marine
Casino
The Shipyard ‘Uljanik’ –
former Austro – Hungarian
arsenal in which warships for
their navy were constructed; the
cornerstone for the shipyard was
first laid in 1856.
Our Lady of the Sea
(Naval Church) – 1891 – 1898,
one-nave basilica, built in the
New Romanesque style.
Naval Cemetery – opened
1862, reconstructed several
times, a true witness of the
glorious past of the city.
Lungo mare - Pula's most
famous beach.
Fort Bourguignon - a well
preserved fort. |
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PROGRAM:
With the rising of the Austrian
Empire, Pula reaches the golden
ages and 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.
Infrastructure flourishes –
roads, railway, Marine Casino,
the first hotel, Naval hospital,
Naval church, naval cemetery…are
built, along with the defensive
system used for protection of
the Austria’s main naval base.
Ten languages were spoken in
Pula at the time, and Brijuni,
islands close to Pula, become a
popular meeting place of the
European and world elite. Pula
nowadays, as well as at the
beginning of the 20th century,
has about 65,000 inhabitants.
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