15.09.2008Полуостров Istria, Croatia
Somehow one n tourist has told, that has arrived to Istrian peninsula for visiting of visa-free excursion to Venice in summary has opened for itself the most comfortable place on the Earth, having convinced of justice of opinion, that the week spent in Croatia, gives a stock of vital energy for the whole year … Today we will tell to you about history of this surprising place.
The first settlements on this beautiful and generous earth have arisen seven millenia ago, during a neolith epoch. From them there were one crocks, anything remarkable. (The earliest settlement of primitive people is revealed in cave Sandal near to Pools).
The interesting has begun, when coast of Istria had ancient Greeks, precisely under nice Odysseus leadership. And can be, also Argonauts there looked. As the legend says, they have based "City-refuge" polai which has become subsequently Puloj. Greeks have added to archaeological museums still a little bit crocks and Apollo's broken statue.
Greeks were followed by Romans who bystrenko have grasped all coast and named turned out provinces Top and Bottom Illirik as local residents have been named illirijtsami. However, they named themselves "histri", paternal there was a name Istria. The main settlement histri was near to polai, that is in suburb Pools. It was called nezaksium.
Romans have taken care of the future industry of tourism: they have left remarkable architectural monuments. The most impress are all in the same Bullet which at Romans was capital of Istria. The huge amphitheatre constructed two millenia ago, contained 23 thousand spectators. Its sizes impress till now: it is an ellipse in length 133 and in the width 105 m. On the magnificent arena, one of the greatest in Europe, pass festivals and performances in the summer. To read completely »
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