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.
The first public beach in Porec was constructed in
1895 on the islet of St. Nicholas, and in 1910, together with the construction
of the first large hotel (Rivijera), which has survived until the present day,
the beach of the same name was arranged on the southern part of the town.
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