We left at 8:00 am for Pula, which has interesting Roman ruins, in particular a Roman Amphitheatre. There were headless statues, because it was cheaper to just replace the head than to replace the entire statue. Apparently every time they start to build something in Pula, they run into Roman ruins, which is a problem if you want to build something. We saw the amphitheatre which could accommodate 23,000 people which is excessive for a town of about 5,000 at the time. Apparently Pula was considered to be a safe area which is why such a large building was built. There are a significant number of Amphora that have been found and they don’t really know what to do with them; consequently they store them under the amphitheatre with another Roman antiquities that have been found. I enjoyed the tour of Pula. Our guide, Nada, spoke excellent American English and she had a sense of humor. We thought that tourism was the principal industry of Pula, but apparently ship building is their principal industry. It employs about 4,000 people.
Ship building largest industry in Pula
Roman Amphitheatre
Restoring outside of Roman Amphitheatre
Original Roman road outside of amphitheatre
Inside Amphitheatre
Seats in amphitheatre built by Mussolini
Iron bar coated with lead used to hold blocks together
Amphora stored below Amphitheatre
Wine press stored below Amphitheatre
Roman Arch
Headless statue
Another Roman Arch with head and arm of Hercules
Close up of head and arm (Hercules)
Roman Arch
Me in front of Roman Arch
Me in front of Roman Arch
Snake and Roman Eagle in arch
James Joyce taught English in Pula and hated it!
Other side of Roman Arch
Street scene in Pula
Side street in Pula, Reminiscent of Jerusalem with steps in street
Mosaic from Roman Era
Building in Pula
Ship building in distance
Remains of Roman Temple Dedicated to Augustus Ceasar
Town Hall - Our guide, Nada, on left
Man on a horse
Carrying the weight of the rock
Flags
Note Mermaid
Cathdral built by the Venetians - Note the Bell Tower is separate
Windows of Cathedral dating to the 5th or 6th century C.E.
Waterfront in Pula
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