Ferry from Mali Losinj to Pula

Mali Losinj Guide

The town and port of Mali Losinj is located in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on the island of Losinj in the west of Croatia. Due to its warm climate, new hotels and resorts and lovely beaches the town and surrounding area is popular with tourists. Located on the south east coast of Losinj island, the town lies at the bottom of a V-shaped harbour and has a number of 19th century former sea captains' houses that line the seafront of the pretty town. Despite the large numbers of tourists in the city, it has managed to retain some of its charm and atmosphere. The city's resort hotels are mainly located outside of the town. The region began to gain in popularity in the 19th century when the wealthy from Vienna and Budapest started to build villas and luxurious hotels around the Cikat. Some of these buildings still remain but most of the current crop of hotels are modern buildings, surrounded by pine forests that cover the coves and the region's pretty beaches.

From the town's port, ferries depart to other destinations in Croatia and to Italy, including Venice.

Pula Guide

The Croatian city of Pula is located close to the base of the Istrian Peninsular, and is the region's largest city. The most popular attraction in the city is the well preserved Roman amphitheatre and is one of the most famous sights in the whole of Croatia. Although the presence of the amphitheatre is an acknowledgement of the city's Roman past, its history go back further than the Romans. Archaeological findings in the area suggest that Pula’s history stretches back to 40,000 or even 1 million years BC.

Following the fall of the Roman Empire, the city came under the control of a number of different cultures including the Eastern Goths for 45 years, to 538, when it then became part of the Byzantine Empire until the Slavs began their colonisation in the early part of the 7th century. Another popular attraction in the city is the Triumphal Arch of the Sergi which was built between 29 and 27 BC in honour of the Sergi family who fought on the side of Octavian who later became the Emperor Augustus in the Battle of Actium, in the present day Greece.

The city's port is busy in the summer with ferry services departing to Venice, where connections can be made to other Italian destinations, Rimini, and Kooper and Losinj in Croatia.