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Umag

Umag, the first city at the northern entrance to Istria conquers with its allure, diversity and richness of the offer. Umag is a little town which with about 45 km of the coast line and interesting hinterland integrates special features of the whole region and might be the best introduction into a different experience of the Mediterranean. The city of Umag has extremely interesting history; it was discovered by Roman noblemen who decided to make it their summer residence. The glamour, magnificence and glare of the times can be seen today in Venetian houses of the old town – city walls and fortresses are partially preserved as well as some renaissance and baroque buildings and churches.

The hinterland reveals beautiful hills with fortifications that offer us magnificent scenery and marvellous history, abundance of autochthonous agricultural specialties and friendly hosts. Sea in Umag is crystal clear and suitable for swimming from May till October.

What’s most important is that tourism has significantly developed in the last several years so the destination has many new top quality facilities to offer (three or four stars), luxurious as well as family oriented hotels, villas, suites or ecology campsites. These are all designed according to the intrinsic spirit of nature and “Mediterranean as is used to be”.

Sad love of Austrian count Metternich

Mystic and magnificent, alone on the rocks like some forgotten giants, lighthouses have always been a subject of fascination. Many of them are surrounded by numerous stories and myths that make them seem even more secretive. Some, such as the one on the island of Pharos at Alexandria have become legends, but each ...

Sepomaia settlement

Old sailing routes ran down the length of the coast, and goods were transported only during the day. At night and during storms they would hide in the ports and harbours. That’s how it was in Katoro. The area between the Cape of Katoro and the Cape of Sipar did not only have villas belonging to wealthy people, since ...

Rulers of the world dance floors in Umag

Since recently Tiësto can praise himself with the title of the best DJ of all times, achieved by gathering the largest number of votes of the Mixmag magazine's readers. The Dutch performs in the whole world and collaborates with numerous music stars and its remixes (Muse, Justin Timberlake, The Killers, Busta Rhymes) ...

Umag in National Geographic

Umag has caught the eye of National Geographic, one the world’s largest scientific and educational institution. Its list of the 10 best trips of summer 2011 published in late April includes Istria. The text includes a riveting photo of Umag’s beach. The photo highlights winning attributes of Istria’s beaches which ...