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Haunted abandoned Pula

Pula is a city in Croatia best known for a scattering of ancient ruins from the Roman empire, including a large amphitheater built in the first century A.D. and the famous Gate of Hercules. But it also has at least one ruin of a different type—a massive abandoned hospital, hurriedly closed down … Read more

Pula, Croatia, a treasure from the past and a modern delight

If you love to see ancient history right before your eyes yet set in a modern city with distinct, Croatian flavored Italian food, local wines that are out of this world flavorful, an inviting “Cannes, French Riviera” landscape, friendly and fun festivals, plus the blue waters of the Adriatic, with fantastic swimming … Read more