Rabac Overview

Rabac is a town and port on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria county, Croatia. Today, Rabac is a well-known tourist resort. By the middle of the 19th century, it was a small fishing village with ten houses. Due to the beautiful bay and splendid, tame surroundings, it soon attracted its first visitors. In 1876, Richard Francis Burton, an English writer and a passionate traveler, was among the first tourists who stayed in Rabac.
Having seen Rabac and other places on the Istrian coast, he wrote a book of the same title 'The Istrian coast', describing, among other things, the beauties and charm of Rabac. At that time Rabac witnessed the building of the first villas. The most well-known was the villa belonging to the Prohaska family, Czechs by origin, the villa was destroyed during the Second World War, but one of the most attractive locations in Rabac still bears the name of Prohaska.

Rabac Guide - Fast Facts

   
Country: Croatia
Location: West
Country Code: +385
Population: 13,000
Language: Croatian
Currency: Kuna (HRK)
Time Zone: GMT+1
Train Station: None
Tourism: Rabac Tourism

Transportation in Rabac

By Car Rabac is well connected to the Croation motorway network. It is 100km from Trieste and 240km from Zagreb.

By Bus The bus station offers local, inter-city and international services.

By Ferry Rabac ferry port connects croatia with the Italian ferry port of Venice, with services run by Venezia Lines.

Must See

  • Baroque palace
  • Church of Blessed Virgin Mary's Birth
  • Labin
  • Porta Sanfior
  • St. Andrea's Church

Rabac Attractions

Baroque palace was orignally built for the Battiala-Lazzarini family, it is now the town museum. The Three-nave church of Blessed Virgin Mary's Birth was built in 1336 on the foundations of a small church from the 11th century. The medieval town of Labin is situated on the hill above Rabac. It was originally a mining town but is now a popular tourist attraction with many historical monuments. Porta Sanfior was built in 1589 today it houses amongst other displays a Canon from Austrian times. St. Andrea's Church was built in the 15th century. It is the oldest building in the area.

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