Coast
Katoro & the Umag Beaches
Umag · Istria
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Coast
- COUNTRY
- Croatia
- REGION
- Umag · Istria
- DURATION
- 1 day
ABOUT THIS ATTRACTION
Umag’s swimming is a string of pine-shaded coves running north from the old town: the town beach by the harbour, the pebble bays of Katoro, and the resort coast of Stella Maris beyond. The water is calm and clear, the entries are a mix of pebble and rock, and the pines give shade through most of the afternoon.
HISTORY & BACKGROUND
The story behind it
The Katoro peninsula carries the remains of a Roman villa rustica — the coast here has been the summer address since antiquity — and the modern beach-and-pine landscape took shape with the tourist boom of the 1970s, when the Stella Maris resort and its tennis complex were laid out along the bays.
WHAT TO SEE
What to see here
WHY IT MATTERS
Why it matters
The Katoro-to-Stella-Maris coast is the reason Umag works as a resort town — swimming, shade and tennis within one long walk of a Venetian old town.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Before you go
THROUGH THE LENS
From the road
MAP & LOCATION
Katoro & the Umag Beaches
Katoro & the Umag Beaches, Umag, Istria, Croatia
45.4453, 13.5147
MORE ATTRACTIONS
More to see in Umag
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Umag’s harbour-side restaurants
Resort restaurants along Stella Maris
The konoba at the Savudrija lighthouse — fish at sunset
Konobas in the olive-grove villages on the coast road
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Hotel Sol Stella Maris — resort base
Old-town apartments near the harbour
Agriturismo stays in the olive groves toward Savudrija
Beach hotels and family resorts along the Katoro peninsula
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