Temple of Neptune, Poreč, Croatia

The Temple of Neptune was erected on the Poreč forum in the 1st century. It is thought to be the biggest in Istria, although only a portion of its walls and the foundations have been preserved.

During the Antiquity, Poreč as well as all Roman towns, had a forum, the main town square known today as Marafor, and a Capitoline temple facing it. It was believed that the temple was dedicated to God Mars in light of interpreting the Marafor as the Martis forum i.e. the forum of Mars. To the north-west, also in the near vicinity of the former forum, are the remains of the Large Temple dedicated to Neptune, the god of the sea. There are some who interpret the remains as a holy ground surrounding the Capitoline from three sides. The temple, dated to the 1st century, is the biggest in Istria in spite of only a portion of its wall and foundations being preserved.

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Zvonimir Grubišić (3 years ago)
The order of Temple of Neptune has the best followers.

Pavel Knebl (3 years ago)
Nice place

Alejandro Montiel (5 years ago)
Poreč used to have a forum (like Roman cities did back in the 1st century) and right here you can see the remains of what used to be a temple dedicated to the god of the sea, Neptune. This temple is the biggest in the Istria region even though only part of the foundation and wall remain.

Matija Bistrović (5 years ago)
Old roman temple, nice for worshipping Neptune, if you're in to that sort of thing.

Marianne Oostenrijk (5 years ago)
Je moet weten dat het er zit. Men loopt er zo voorbij. We waren letterlijk de enige op het plekje. Een mooie plek met ruïnes van meer dan 2000 jaar oud, uitkijkend op de zee op het uiterste puntje van Porec. Niet omgeven door barretjes of commercieel uitgebaat. De toegang is gratis.

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