Premantura

Premantura (Italian: Promontore) is a small village in the municipality of Medulin-Medolino in Istria, on the southernmost tip of the Istrian Peninsula, just south of the city of Pula-Pola. A short distance from Premantura-Promontore is Cape Kamenjak-Capo Promontore – a small peninsula consisting of more than 30 km of coastline with several coves and beaches.

In the southernmost part of Istria (county of the Julian region), on a sliver of land surrounded by the sea, and perched on the top of a hill, there lies a small and ancient village. It had been called Promontorium Polaticum first, then Promontore (Promontore d’Istria) and finally Premantura-Promontore. Throughout history Premantura-Promontore and Kamenjak have been exposed to constant changes of government due to the importance and uniqueness of its position. In the 20th century, the inhabitants of Premantura-Promontore had lived through six different political regimes or states. The inhabitants of Premantura-Promontore became famous for their ample to catch of a very delicious type of crab. Premantura-Promontore is naturally connected with the Cape Kamenjak – a small peninsula which was, due to its exceptional beauty and variety of plants and animal species, declared a protected area back in 1996. Kamenjak peninsula is 3400 m long, wide between 500 and 1200 m and includes 30 km of coastline, beautiful bays and beaches, many protected and endemic plant and animal species such as: endemic orchids, butterflies, Mediterranean monk seal, crabs and more. The best evidence about the ancient history of Premantura-Promontore Kamenjak are the 146 dinosaur footprints found on Kamenjak that are more than 90 million years old.