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Marafor

The biggest Roman place of worship on our coast found its place in Porec. To be more accurate, it is the temple of Mars and Neptune whose remains can be seen on Marafor square. This is the place very near the old town core of Porec located practically on the very end of the peninsula.

The name of the square probably originates in two words – “Mars” and “forum” (square). The present Marafor is significantly smaller than the previous square, and you can still see the remains of the ancient pavement. It is interesting to note that the houses have no standard fundaments but are directly “lying” on the pavement.

Porec (Parentium) was a well developed city in the ancient times. The restoration of many ancient buildings and building of the new ones can be ascribed to the Roman rear admiral Titus Abudius Vero who loved Porec very much. He incited the construction of the port with the quay on the north side of the peninsula. Even today you can find sunken setts there.

Towers of Porec

According to some sources Porec had 11 towers and city walls protected the city. The ones in the north part are well preserved, and the remains of the south walls are rare, thanks to the urban expansion (port extension, waterfront, tourism…).

The most fortified towers were built in the 15th century for the protection of the Turks. We have already mentioned this topic. The north and south towers are of somewhat different shape than the pentagonal tower. The north tower was built in 1473, and the south tower was built in 1475.

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