Poreč (italian Parenzo),  is a city and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria county, Croatia. Poreč is almost 2,000 years old, and is based on a harbour protected from the sea by the small island of Sveti Nikola (Saint Nicholas). The city's population of approximately 12,000 resides mostly on the outskirts, while the Poreč region as a whole has a population of approximately 17,000 inhabitants. The city area covers 142 km², with the 37 km long shoreline stretching from the Mirna river near Novigrad-Cittanova to Funtana-Fontana and Vrsar-Orsera in the south.

Traditionally, economic activities were always connected with the land and sea. The only significant industry in the area is food processing. Having been entirely integrated with Europe since 1994, Poreč's trade, finance and to the city's prime location.communication sectors are growing. The primary source of income is tourism. Real estate prices are very high due