Poreč is a city of long history. It is almost 2000 years old. Located on the west coast of Istra between Lim fjord in the south and Mirna river in the north, protected by the island of St. Nikola.

The city plan is based on structures of the so called roman castrum. Major streets: Decumanus and Cardo Maximus are conserved in their original form. Marafor is the major square with two historical monuments:   one of them was built in the 1st century and was dedicated to the roman god Neptun.

Some houses in Poreč were built in roman style, but there is also evidence of the gothic era with the palace Franciscan; furthermore, the church and center of the Istrian parliament show a baroque style. Euphrasius basilica from the 5th century, and expanded in the 6th century under the rule of byzantine bishop Eufrazije, is the major cultural monument in Porec,   which has been under the protection of UNESCO since 1997.

The Poreč area has 37 km of shoreline and covers 142 km2 with 20 000 inhabitants . The area is rich in vegetation with vineyards and olive groves and pine and oak woods join the sea in a superb blue-green landscape.

Its geographical position on the Istrian peninsula enable the guests to visit other interesting destinations, like National park Brijuni, to go on trips along the coastline or even to visit Venice by sea. Road trips  can be used to study and visit numerous small but pictueresque Istrian towns,  Hum, the smallest town in the world, Groznjan, the artists town, Motovun, a town on the hilltop and known for film festival, Pula with its Amphitheatre, and other towns like Rijeka, Ljubljana and Triest.

Poreč has the international seaport border with organised summer ship links to Triest and Venice.