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Novigrad (4000 inhabitants) is a small picturesque fishermen's town settled on the Western Coast of Istria, 15 km to the north of Porec, where once lied Emonia, a Roman settlement. Narrow streets, antique monuments made out of stone, interesting old-time houses and their facades together with the partly preserved old walls remind us of the tumultious times in the past and form a specially beautiful seaside town, which thanks to the hospitality of its villagers has turned out to be town, meeting modern tourism necessities. Small hotels, old-time buildings and a marine make the centre of the town look even more idyllic.
Novigrad lies on a peninsula with well protected harbour. It says that here the Greek sailors had established their colony and the Romans the fortification called Civitas Novum. Once the seat of the bishopric (520 - 1831), nowadays it is an urbanized green peninsula, tourist resort on the western coast of Istria. The town has developed on an island which was connected to the land in the l8th century. Novigrad has preserved its medieval streets, the old town walls and towers. In the old town there are a few Gothic houses. Municipal Loggia and residential palaces. Although the parish church bearing three names - ST. Mary, St. Maximilian and St. Pelages had been restored in the Baroque style, it has retained its Romanesque, as well as Early Christian fragments. Underneath the shrine there is a tree-naves Romanesque crypt a very precious sacral treasury. To the north of the town, on the peninsula called Karpinjan, there are remnants of the late Baroque palace of the Rigo family. This was only a fragmentary historical frame of Novigrad, the town the existence of which has always been based on tourism.
The town represents today one of the most visited touristy towns on the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea with the cleanest sea and the coast with more than thousand islands.
The Novigrad Riviera stretches from the village Dajla in the north to the mouth of the river Mirna in the south The pine forest, rocky and shingle beaches and the clear blue sea represent the ideal Mediterranean combination and the reason for the unforgettable holidays.
Novigrad is peculiar also as an example of the successful development of the town trough the melting of the ancient, medieval and modern architecture in the harmonious unity. Walking along the well preserved city walls you'll notice the whole amount of medieval buildings (towers, loggias, houses, palaces) which are not only the monuments of the rich history are the parish church of St. Pelagius (dating back to the 13 th century, restored in the 18 century) ant the thee aped church of St. Agatha (from the 10 century, dated from old Christian period).
Well-equipped little port-marina is the witness of the eternal connection between inhabitants and the sea. The wide offer of different catering, accommodation and other touristy facilities appears as a result of longtime development of Novigrad from the small port and fisherman s town into the prestigious tourist centre. Since the other parts of infrastructure are positively solved (roads, post office, banks, a services of security, doctor's services four tourists, specialized shops, other shops...) you can surrender yourself to the sea, gastronomical, enological and other pleasures of our country.
Novigrad, like the most Istrian tourist towns, has extremely well offer of touristy facilities. Next to hotel Maestral there's the whole complex of sports grounds for tennis, beach volley, football, basketball as well as for mini golf and table tennis. This combination of the pinewood and the sea gives the excellent conditions for sport and recreation, which defines Novigrad as a destination for many sports teams during the period of preparations. The hotel has the indoor swimming pool and the sauna.
If you are interested in the top-level tennis, don't miss the ATP Croatia open-the famous tennis tournament that is held in July in the nearby town Umag. If you want to see the Novigrad riviera the other perspective, we recommend the panoramic delta plan flight from Karigador (about 5 km from Novigrad). Specific quality of the ground that is winding towards the inland is the ideal challenge for the cycling fans. Here you can find several arranged paths that extend over the picturesque medieval settlements in the inland.
Get to Croatia by flying to Venice. departs daily from Venice to all major resorts in Istria and to Lussino. Venezia Lines also operates out of Rimini and Ravenna. Day trip tickets available to Venice, to make your Istrian holiday even more memorable.
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