Nice view titled Vue de Parenzo, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. image size is 16 x 8 cm, mat size is, 27 x 19.5 cm. From Le Tour du Monde, French 19th century illustrated magazine.

Poreč

Poreč (Italian: Parenzo; Latin: Parens or Parentium; archaic German: Parenz; Ancient Greek: Parenthos) is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th century Euphrasian Basilica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.

Poreč is almost 2,000 years old, and is set around a harbor protected from the sea by the small island of Saint Nicholas/San Nicolo (St. Nicholas). The town's population of approximately 12,000 resides mostly on the outskirts, while the wider Poreč area has a population of approximately 17,000 inhabitants. The municipal area covers 142 km2, with the 37 km long shoreline stretching from the Mirna River near Novigrad to Funtana and Vrsar in the south.