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POREC, a
town, port and tourist resort on the western coast of Istria; popu-lation
7,585. The peninsula represents the natural border of the town in which
remains of the Roman architecture can be found even today: cardo -
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Landscape
is formed of predominantly low and tame limestone plain situated between the
Mirna valley in the north and the Limski Kanal Fjord in the south.
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climate is extremely mild, free of oppressive summer heat; an average air
temperature in August, the warmest month, reaches 24 °C and in January 4.5
°C. |
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Chief occupations include farming, viniculture,
olive growing, fruit growing, fishing and tourism. The old part of the town
is situated on a small peninsula separated from the mainland by an
artificial canal, and protected from the maritime influences by the island
of St. Nicholas, distinguished by its rocky and sand beaches. |
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Porec is a
tourist centre famous for its beautiful natural landscape, long tradition in
tourism and several well-equipped tourist resorts: Plava and
Zelena Laguna (Blue and Green Lagoon), Brulo, Pical,
Spadici. In 1844 the steamers society, the Austrian Lloyd from Trieste,
opened a tourist line which included Porec, and already in 1845 the first
tourist guide of Porec was printed. After having founded a meteorological
station in Porec in 1863, Marquis Polesini had a castle built on the islet
of St. Nicholas, in which many prominent persons stayed after visiting
St. Euphrasius' Basilica. In the 1880s Porec had many distinguished
visitors: Archduchess Stephania, Archdukes Karlo Stephan and Karl Ludwig,
and the Duke of Parma, even the Chinese ambassador Li Fong Pao! The first
hotel (Alla citta di Trieste) was built in Porec. |
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