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There's a healthy supply of serviceable restaurants in the centre of Pula, although - as so often in Croatia - the really outstanding eating places are in the suburbs. For snacks and supplies,

Heading northeast from the Forum along Kandlerova brings you to Pula's simple and spacious Cathedral of St Mary (Katedrala svete Marije; daily 7am-noon & 4-6pm), a compendium of styles with a dignified Renaissance facade

South of the amphitheatre, central Pula encircles a pyramidal hill, scaled by secluded streets and topped with a star-shaped Venetian fortress. Starting from the main downtown street of Giardini,

According to legend, Pula was founded by the Colchians, who pursued the Argonauts here after the latter had stolen the Golden Fleece.The prosaic truth is that Pula began life as a minor Illyrian settlement,