Pula Arena: Step into Ancient Rome's Gladiator World
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Day-trippers you are going to love this one. This is Pula's greatest history asset, and it will blow your mind. The grandiose Amphitheater, one of the largest in the world, was built during the 1st AD under the reign of Emperor Vespasian, at around the same time as the Colosseum in Rome. The ground plan is elliptical, the longer axis measuring about 130 m and the shorter one about 100 m. This huge and magnificent structure is assembled solely from local limestone and is known as the Pula Arena. Although it underwent a great deal of restoration work, the site can still seat 5,000 people and is used in summer as a venue for festivals and performances. But that's not all. Get to the underground passages, once used by gladiators, and visit a permanent exhibition of amphorae and equipment used in the production of olive oil in ancient time.
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Linda_O, 10/12/2025 3:13:13 AM
Superb. Lots of opportunities for photography and exploring the ancient Arena of Pula...............
heathereF8928FN, 7/19/2025 5:26:53 AM
Definitely worth a visit. What an impressive place. Loved that you could scan as you walk to know the history of the places would definitely recommend a visit.
Chelsey_C, 5/24/2025 3:13:34 AM
This is a self guided tour but a fun experience and worth the time and money to see while you are in Pula.
Andrew_M, 4/21/2025 8:40:12 AM
This was just an entry ticket, and not a tour. It was easy to obtain our tickets and we enjoyed our visit.
milis2013, 11/12/2024 2:15:03 AM
Pula is phantastic city with a great history background lasting more the 2000 years. Always an important naval port, always a mixture if various inhabitants originating from various countries who consider themselves for Istrians - peaceful people loving their Istria
bmwmotors1, 7/28/2024 3:32:50 PM
Great arena a lot of history and not crowded I recommend a good guide if you can one at a reasonable price I wasn't able too.
Dianne D, 7/22/2024 4:35:41 AM
It's a must see attraction in Pula when visiting. We took a late visite in the afternoon in mid July because of the heat and not many people visits in the afternoon. We recommend to go there in the afternoon. And there is also no shades inside the Amfi. Too bad there is lack of info tablet about the Amfi anywhere inside the arena. The children wanted to know about the gladiators and the inside life of the chambers, areas and so on. So we had to google the info. Below the Amfi, really cool to see how they made olive oil and transport of olive oil and wine throughout Europe.
Emmamill5566, 6/10/2024 5:35:25 PM
It was amazing! I love Croatia and Pula! It wasn’t too crowded so we had a great time there. I recommend going there before summer for a better experience!
clairecQ8114YK, 10/15/2023 12:19:05 PM
Beautiful place, more info when walking around if not using the audio tour would have be good. Lovely gift shop too.
Susan_G, 7/30/2023 12:53:46 PM
Beautiful amphitheater, well preserved! Don’t forget to check out the ancient olive oil production below the Arena. Very interesting.
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Visits are possible: July/August 08h00-23h00, May/June 08h00-21h00, September 08h00-21h00, April 8h00-20h00, October 09h00-19h00, November to March 9-17h
- The last entrance is an hour before closing and the guest with the reservation arrives at the entrance no later than one hour before the end of working hours.
- Contact the tour supplier's bookings department (calls only no text messages)
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This ticket must be exchanged for a direct entry ticket at the starting point of the attraction. The last entrance is an hour before closing and the guest with the reservation arrives at the entrance no later than one hour before the end of working hours. Contact the tour supplier's bookings department by calling +385 091 603 5168 (calls only no text messages)Less than hours before travel date - 0% refund