Euromarine charter fleet is located on pier E. In the marina premises there is an exchange office, a coffee bar, an aperitif bar, a restaurant, a pub, a tennis court, a swimming pool, sanitary facilities (toilets and showers), laundry, a small shopping centre, a nautical equipment shop, a service station and a parking place. All berths are equipped with water and electricity ports. Fuel station is in the marina area, approximately 500 meters away.

DUBROVNIK

Dubrovnik (Italian: Ragusa), is a Croatian city on the Adriatic in the extreme south of Dalmatia, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the center of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its population was 43,770 in 2001 down from 49,728 in 1991. In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage Sites.

The prosperity of the city of Dubrovnik has always been based on a maritime trade. In the Middle Ages, as the Republic of Ragusa, also known as the fifth Maritime Republic (together with Amalfi, Pisa, Genoa and Venice), it became the only eastern Adriatic city-state to rival Venice. Supported by its wealth and skilled diplomacy, the city achieved a remarkable level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16th century. Although demilitarized in 1970s with a purpose to prevent it from war devastation forever, in 1991 after the disintegration of Yugoslavia it was besieged by Serb-Montenegrin forces for 7 months and heavily damaged by bombing.

Historical lore indicates that Ragusa (Dubrovnik) was founded in the 7th century on a rocky island named Laus, which provided shelter for Dalmatian refugees from the nearby city of Epidaurus. The Roman-Dalmatian founders were escaping from the Slavic invasions.

Another theory appeared recently, based on a new archaeological excavations. New findings (a Byzantine basilica from the 8th century and parts of the city walls) contradicts the traditional theory. The size of the old basilica clearly indicates that there was quite a large settlement at that time. There is also increasing support in the scientific community for the theory that major construction of Ragusa took place during B.C. years. This "Greek theory" has been boosted by recent findings of numerous Greek artifacts during excavations in the Port of Dubrovnik. Also, drilling below the main city road has revealed natural sand, which contradicts the theory of Laus (Lausa) island.

Between the 14th century and 1808 Ragusa ruled itself as a free state. The Republic had its peak in the 15th and 16th centuries, when its thalassocracy rivalled that of the Republic of Venice and other Italian maritime republics. Italian and Venetian would become important languages of culture and trade in the Republic of Ragusa. The Italian language replaced Latin as official language of the Republic of Ragusa from 1472 until the end of the republic itself. At the same time, due to a peaceful cohabitation with the Slavic element and the influence of the Italian culture on this, during the Renaissance Ragusa became a cradle of the Croatian literature.

The prosperity of the city of Dubrovnik has always been based on maritime trade, with the help of skilled diplomacy, Ragusa merchants travelled lands freely, and on the sea the city had a large fleet of merchant ships (argosy) that travelled all over the world. From these travels they founded some settlements, from India to America, and brought parts of their culture and vegetation home with them. One of the keys to success was not conquering, but trading and sailing under a white flag with the word freedom (Latin: Libertas) prominently featured on it. That flag was adopted when slave trading was abolished in 1418.

Euromarine charter fleet is located on pier A. In the ACI marina Pula premises there is an exchange office, a restaurant, sanitary facilities (toilets and showers), a service station and a parking space. All berths are equipped with water and electricity ports. Fuel station is in a small dock nearby. Port Authorities and Customs Office are also nearby. All the necessary cruising equipment can be purchased in the nearby shops and shopping centres.

PULA

Pula is the largest town in Istria, located at the southernmost point of the peninsula, does not reveal its cultural wealth at first glance, nor does it hint at the beauty of its immediate surroundings. The reasons lie in its location in a low-lying area, the size of the town and the buildings at its periphery. However, when in the center of the town, we are immediately impressed by the monumentality and level of preservation of the amphitheater which bears witness to the significance of Pula and Istria going back to Ancient times. This is the sixth largest Roman amphitheater in the world, and also one of the best preserved.

The amphitheater was built during the rule of Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century BC and has remained virtually unchanged for 2000 years. Once, it was used as an arena to stage cruel and merciless gladiator fights that were watched by up to 20,000 spectators, rowhile today it is a tourist attraction and a favoured stage for various types of events, mostly concerts, from classical music and ballet to rock, which take well to the unique surroundings and acoustics. However, the best known among all such events is the national, and since recently international Film Festival which takes place every year in July.

In addition to its amphitheater, Pula has a range of other monuments dating from Roman times, like the Triumphal Arch of the Sergii in the very heart of the town. The town is also home to the Archaeological Museum of Istria, one of the most important museums in Croatia with regard to its holdings. The museum houses the largest number of archaeological findings in Istria, covering the period from prehistory to the Middle Ages. Many precious monuments, particularly from more recent times, can be seen in the Historical Museum of Istria, as well as in a number of small galleries. Paintings and graphics of interest can be seen in the imposing building housing the City Government, particularly from the times of the Habsburgs, i.e. the Austro-Hungarian Empire, when Pula was one of the largest naval/military bases in the world.

The surroundings of Pula also abound in valuable cultural and historical monuments, in particular the Brijuni National Park, the crown jewel of Istria’s natural heritage. Contained within it are particularly valuable monuments dating from Antiquity, such as Roman villas, and the fortification complexes dating from the Habsburg period, best known among them being the fortification on the island of Mali Brijun which today occasionally acts as a stage for theater productions. Located near Pula is the ancient Illyrian town of Nezactium, dating back to pre-Roman times, and rising on the most far flung, southernmost point of the Istrian peninsula, near Cape Kamenjak, is the imposing Porer lighthouse.