Why visit
Why visit Euphrasian Basilica
A 6th-century Byzantine basilica whose golden mosaics glow above the altar as they have for 1,500 years. The complex — atrium, baptistery, bell tower — sits inside Poreč's old Roman street grid a block from the harbour..
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Estimated visit
1 hour
Best season
Morning
Where
Poreč, Croatia
Category
UNESCO
History
A 6th-century Byzantine basilica whose golden mosaics glow above the altar as they have for 1,500 years. The complex — atrium, baptistery, bell tower — sits inside Poreč's old Roman street grid a block from the harbour.
“The mosaics still use fragments of mother-of-pearl and gold leaf sealed under glass — technology imported straight from Ravenna and Constantinople.”
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