Destination Guide

Valbandon

For the whole family

Beaches, playgrounds and other facilities of tourist resorts, camps and private accommodation suited to the needs of families with children make Fažana and Valbandon an ideal choice for family holidays There are many interesting activities for the youngest visitors such as the Treasure Hunt, the adrenaline park Jangalooz adventure, taking part in the School of \[…\]

Experience

Fažana in a day

A day in Fažana? Where do we start?! There are probably a million and one ways to fill your holiday with incredible things to do. No matter what you decide to get up to when you visit Fažana, you’ll make memories. Here are just some of the exciting things you can do here, but the \[…\]

Explore

Discovering a small town is truly a great challenge. It completely fits into the reflection of its harbor, lying between the two lighthouses. In the vicinity of classical Pula, with the enchanting islands of Brijuni National Park on its palm, Fažana is one of the pearls on the western coast of the largest Croatian peninsula \[…\]

Excursions and attractions

Fažana, starting point for discovering….

Municipality of Fažana

Pursuant to the decision of the Croatian Parliament, Fažana became an independent unity of local self-government and on June 16, 2001 the Constituent Assembly of the municipal council of the Municipality of Fažana was held. The Municipality of Fažana lies in the south-western part of the Istrian Peninsula, bordering with the towns Vodnjan and Pula, \[…\]

Castle on a cliff, Dance of death, Trail of the Glagolitics – Green Istria, traditional food in agroturism

Pazin, Beram, Roč – Hum The administrative center of Istria County is Pazin, town above the abyss of the Pazinčica River, situated in the very heart of Istria. The cliff rises 130 meters above the abyss called “Pazin’s Pit” in which the river water descends into subterranean passages. High up on the cliff is the \[…\]

Gems of the old town core

“Batana” is a small boat with distinctive features, one of the symbols of Istrian and Dalmatian fishing. “Batana” is an old traditional boat, usually 4 – 5.5 meters long. Its main characteristic is that it is a shallow draft boat, flat bottomed with a sloping side shell. “Batana” is square-sterned without a keel. It once \[…\]

Fažana’s beaches

Fažana

Fažana in spring & fall

Spring and autumn in Fažana and Valbandon revolve around sport, recreation and relaxation. The weather is perfect for relaxation, but also for active holidays, a pleasant stay in nature near the sea, enjoying the Path of Good Vibrations, jogging or cycling along well-maintained and marked cycling trails. Various sports facilities and attractions (tennis, adrenaline park, \[…\]

Paradise for cyclists and walking

Whether you decide to experience Fažana, and Valbandon by bicycle or on foot, you cannot go wrong.

Accommodation

Everything needed for a pleasant holiday is within reach. Hospitality is part of the local tradition….

Istria for kids

A fun family day out in Istria.

Experience Fažana

Fažana invites you all year round, with the sun and sea in summer, as the perfect place for adventure and reawakening of energy in spring, and in autumn with its mild Mediterranean climate that is ideal for authentic experience, discovering cultural heritage and enjoying the wonderful tastes of nature’s bounty.

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What to see & do

Discovering a small town is truly a great challenge. It completely fits into the reflection of its harbor, lying between the two lighthouses. In the vicinity of classical Pula, with the enchanting islands of Brijuni National Park on its palm, Fažana is one of the pearls on the western coast of the largest Croatian peninsula \[…\]

Cultural heritage

When in Fažana, you should pursue the maze of small town squares and streets, listen to the heartbeat of everyday life and indulge in the aromas of local cuisine. With each step you take, this nest of stone set on the shore, tells the story of its thousand-year-old heritage.

Outdoor activities

Experience Fažana through cycling. The two bike trails; 301 Vasianum and 302 St. Eliseus take you away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and offer a different view of Fažana and its surroundings. The bike trails change from paved roads, and promenade passing along the crystal-clear sea of Fažana onto macadam roads surrounded \[…\]

A stroll through the 3000-year-old city

P u l a Pula is about three thousand years old. It is a city with pre-ancient traces collected in the legend of the seafarers Argonauts who arrived here from the distant shores of the Black Sea carrying with them the stolen Golden Fleece. The people of Colchis, wearied by their pursuit and hopeless because \[…\]

Geographical position

Along the western Istrian coast there are several island groups among which the most interesting, the largest and most indented is the Brijuni island group with its 14 islands and islets covering and area of 7.42km2. The present day boundaries of the National Park were set in 1999 and comprise the land, the surrounding sea \[…\]