Porec from air
Album: Porec, Region: Istria
Notice the group to the left, which shows Bishop Euphrasius, who commissioned the basilica, with a model of the church in his hand. The ciborium over the main altar was erected in 1277, modelled after the one in St Mark's in Venice. The southern wall has three chapels. The western chapel is decorated with a large polyptych created in 1440 by Antonio Vivarini and Jacobo Palma Junior's oil painting of The Last Supper. In the central chapel there are choir pews that were carved in 1452. The adjacent Bishop's Palace was also built in the 6th century and contains a display of ancient stone monuments. Porec continually top the annual poll of best holiday resorts in Croatia, as organized by the Croatian National Tourist Board. Most visitors arrive by car, but you can fly in to Pula Airport to where Ryanair have recently commenced flights to. Istria is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea.
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