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and Maritime Museum of Istria former German school, within VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
and was built by the Venetians a park which is reached from
in the 17th century on the ruins the Twin Gate. On display are Practical Information
of the Roman Capitol in the city finds from Pula, with collections Map A3. * 60,000. n Tourist
centre. The walls linking the four from the prehistoric era to the office: Forum 3, (052) 219 197.
towers offer views over the city. Middle Ages. On the ground _ Music events in Arena,
Nearby are remains of a small, floor are architectural remains, Pula Amphitheatre (summer),
2nd-century Roman theatre. mosaics, altars and other Croatian Film Festival (summer).
∑ pulainfo.hr
exhibits from antiquity to
T Twin Gate medieval times. Transport
Dvojna vrata The rooms on the first floor k 8 km (5 miles), (052) 530 105.
Carrarina. contain exhibits from the g Jadroagent, (052) 210 431.
The gate, from the 2nd–3rd Neolithic to the Roman era. £ (052) 541 722. @ 43 istarske
centuries, has two arches with Three rooms on the second divizije, (060) 304 090.
an ornate frieze. Nearby floor are dedicated to Roman
are parts of the wall antiquity. Highlights of this
which once encircled collection include a headless T Gate of Hercules
the city. female statue found at Herculova vrata
Nesactium, near Pula). Carrarina.
E Archaeological Two rooms at the The arched Gate of Hercules,
Museum of Istria museum have exhibits built in the 1st century BC, is
Arheološki muzej Istre from the late Classical the oldest and best-preserved
Carrarina 3. Tel (052) 351 to medieval periods. Roman monument in the city. At
301. Closed for renovation Of particular interest the top of the arch is a carving of
untill 2018. & 8 by appt are pieces from the head of Hercules with a club.
= ∑ ami-pula.hr Slavic tombs dating
This museum is Headless Statue, from the 7th to the T Amphitheatre
housed in the Archaeological Museum 12th centuries. See pp64–5.

Pula Town Centre
Train Station
1 Arch of the Sergians 9 Archaeological 200 m (220 yards)
2 Chapel of St Mary Museum of Istria Bus Station
250 m (275 yards)
of Formosa 0 Gate of Hercules KOLODVORSKA
3 Church of St Francis q Amphitheatre FLAVIJEVSKA
4 Temple of Augustus
5 Cathedral
6 Church of St Nicholas
7 Castle & Historical Harbour
and Maritime Museum S C A L I E R O V A
of Istria
8 Twin Gate I S T A R S K A Amphitheatre
AMFITEATARSKA
R I V A SV. TEODORA
SV. IVANA
Cathedral
KANDLEROVA Church of Twin Gate E P U L O N O V A
St Nicholas
CA ST R OP OL A Theatre CARRARINA D O B R I Č E V A
Town
Hall Archaeological
Temple of Castle Museum of Istria
Augustus and Historical Gate ZADARSKA
Church of Museum of Istria of Hercules
FORUM St Francis
Roman
Mosaic
OPATIJSKA G I A R D I N I ZAGREB AČKA
MAKSIMILI- JANOVA SERGIJEVACA VERONSKA
F L A C I U S O V A
Arch of
Church of CLARISSOVA the Sergians
St Mary of Formosa
MATKA LAGINJE Market 0 metres 200
ANTICOVA NARODNI
TRG
ARSENALSKA DOBRILINA 0 yards 200
For keys to symbols see back flap
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