In its present form, it was designed by the Romans two millennia ago, after they conquered the natives of Histra. The city was first a military camp, then a fortified city, before growing into an important administrative and economic center, called Colonia Iulia Parentium. From 1267, and for the next half millennium, Poreč was ruled by Venice, which left behind the most beautiful palaces in the city, in 1363 the city statute was created, and in the 15th century, the then most modern, peculiar and still well-preserved eastern (land) towers were built and walls. The most significant cultural monument left us by Byzantium - the Euphrasian Basilica with a bishopric from the 6th century.
Today, Poreč has 16,696 inhabitants. Due to its extraordinary geographical location and natural and cultural beauty, today it is one of the strongest tourist centers in Croatia. The main economic branch is tourism, with which trade, construction and agriculture are positively correlated.