Cultural sights and monuments in Pula

Throughout history, Pula has gone through many changes. Three thousand years ago, the Histri tribe built the first fort on the hill where the castle is located, but its history truly started after the arrival of the Romans. Pula has got some of its most interesting sites from this period. The old city centre is full of culturally and historically valuable sites, and you can find signs of its rich past almost everywhere. The extremely famous amphitheatre, or Arena, is the most attractive legacy from Roman times. As well, there are lots of interesting sites from Antique times – the Triumphal Arch of the Sergii, The Gate of Hercules and the Twin Gates, the Small Roman Theatre, Temple of Augustus… 

Nesactium is an important archaeological site found in the area surrounding Pula. Remains of Histri prehistoric buildings can be found there, as well as remains from Roman and early medieval times. The turbulent centuries have left their traces, and it is not easy to condense them into a few sentences. However, here we try to present some key historical moments that shaped Pula and its surroundings.