Pula
Pula is where the peninsula's everyday infrastructure lives: the airport, the main hospital, shopping, and a state university, all built around a working port and a first-century Roman amphitheatre still used for concerts. Neighbourhoods range from the dense old town and Lungomare waterfront promenade to quieter residential areas like Veruda, Stoja and Šijana — so the city itself covers a wide range of budgets and lifestyles, not just one.
Sunset over the Adriatic near Pula
A residential street in Pula, flowering oleander
A residential neighbourhood in Pula, seen from above
The Roman Arena, Pula's best-known landmark
Photo: Michael Bechtold, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Stari Grad, Kaštanjer, Monte Zaro, Sv. Polikarp – Sisplac, Veruda, Stoja, Nova Veruda, Šijana, Štinjan, Veli Vrh, Busoler, Valdebek, Arena, Vidikovac, Gregovica, Monvidal
Who it suits
Who it suits
Young couples without children
Pula suits couples for its variety of experiences and evening life; the trade-off is city traffic and noise in the livelier districts.
Families with children
Shops, services and activities are handy in bad weather, but housing in the centre can mean daily trips to the beach.
Older people and retirees
The city offers a cultural programme and everyday infrastructure; choose a district with comfortable walking routes, bearing in mind slopes, stairs and the distance to the sea.
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