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Certified Blue Flag Beaches & Top Water Quality: Istria County (Istra) (93)
Official directory of 93 Blue Flag certified beaches in Istria. Verified for elite eco-management, active lifeguard service, freshwater showers, and pristine water quality (100.0% "Excellent"). View all 217 beaches in Istria →
93
Official Swimming Spots
14
Coastal Municipalities
100.0%
Sea Quality "Excellent" (IZOR)
Calm
539 km of coastline, fragrant pine forests, Kamenjak peninsula & crystal-clear waters
Wind Patterns & Natural Shelter (Istria)
Istria’s western coast (from Umag to Pula) is naturally sheltered from strong north-easterly Bora winds by the Učka mountain range, ensuring calm waters even during breezy days. The eastern coast (Rabac) features deep, turquoise bays beneath steep slopes.
💡 Tip: Open the interactive map guide to calculate which coves are sheltered from Bora, Sirocco, or Maestral today.
📍 INTERACTIVE BAY MAP · 93 BEACHES
Map of All Beaches & Coves: Istria
Istria (93)
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📍 Poreč · Ulika
💧 Excellent
AC Ulika - Rt Frnaže
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Poreč · Ulika
💧 Excellent
AC Ulika - Rt Šilok - sjeverni dio
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Poreč · Ulika
💧 Excellent
AC Ulika - Uvala Bušuja
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Poreč · Ulika
💧 Excellent
AC Ulika - Uvala Frnaže
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Poreč
💧 Excellent
Gradska plaža Poreč
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Poreč · Špadići
💧 Excellent
Hotel Materada - Južni dio
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Poreč · Špadići
💧 Excellent
Hotel Materada - Sjeverni dio
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Poreč · Borik
💧 Excellent
Hotel Pical - Bungalovi
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Poreč · Borik
💧 Excellent
Hotel Pical - Plaža Borik
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Poreč · Brulo
💧 Excellent
Hotel Rubin - Plaža Brulo
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Poreč · Zelena laguna
💧 Excellent
Hoteli Lotos - Ispod hotela
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Poreč · Sv. Nikola O.
💧 Excellent
Otok Sv. Nikola - Plaža Oliva
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Poreč · Plava laguna
💧 Excellent
Restoran Istarska hiža - Plaža
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty👕 Changing cabins
📍 Poreč
💧 Excellent
Rt Bara - Plaža
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Poreč · Špadići
💧 Excellent
Špadići - Uvala Srgulje (sjeverni dio)
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Poreč · Špadići
💧 Excellent
Špadići - Uvala Srgulje (sredina)
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Poreč
💧 Excellent
Sv. Duh - Bunker
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Umag · Savudrija
💧 Excellent
AC Bašanija - Plaža Feral
🍽️ Restaurant🛝 Children's playground👕 Changing cabins
📍 Umag · Savudrija
💧 Excellent
Hotel Moj Mir - Ispod hotela
☕ Beach bar / Café🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Umag · Katoro
💧 Excellent
Katoro - Hotel Aurora
🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Umag · Katoro
💧 Excellent
Katoro - Hotel Koralj
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Umag · Katoro
💧 Excellent
Katoro - TN Polynesia, FKK
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Umag · Katoro
💧 Excellent
Katoro - Velestrin
🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Umag · Kanegra
💧 Excellent
TN Alberi - Skiper
🛟 Lifeguard on duty👕 Changing cabins🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Umag · Punta
💧 Excellent
TN Punta - Hotel Adriatic
🛟 Lifeguard on duty☕ Beach bar / Café👕 Changing cabins
📍 Umag · Punta
💧 Excellent
TN Punta - Hotel Sipar
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Umag · Punta
💧 Excellent
TN Punta - Hotel Umag
🛟 Lifeguard on duty☕ Beach bar / Café👕 Changing cabins
📍 Umag · Stella Maris
💧 Excellent
TN Stella Maris - Laguna ispod aquagana
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Umag · Stella Maris
💧 Excellent
TN Stella Maris - Restoran
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Umag · Stella Maris
💧 Excellent
TN Stella Maris - Uvala Krapan
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🛝 Children's playground
📍 Umag · Stella Maris
💧 Excellent
TN Stella Maris- Jezero
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Rovinj · Monsena
💧 Excellent
AC Amarin - pješčana plaža
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Rovinj · Polari
💧 Excellent
AC Polari - Plaža Polari
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Rovinj · Polari
💧 Excellent
AC Polari - Prema rtu Bili Runci
🍽️ Restaurant☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Rovinj · Polari
💧 Excellent
AC Polari - Prema rtu Eva
🍽️ Restaurant☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Rovinj · Valalta
💧 Excellent
AC Valalta - Uvala prema marini
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Rovinj · Veštar
💧 Excellent
AC Veštar - Sjeverna strana uvale
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Rovinj · Veštar
💧 Excellent
AC Veštar - Uvala sredina
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Rovinj · Crveni otok
💧 Excellent
Crveni otok - Uvala zapadno od nasipa
🛟 Lifeguard on duty👕 Changing cabins🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Rovinj · Katarina O.
💧 Excellent
Otok Katarina - Uvala Lone
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Rovinj · Monsena
💧 Excellent
TN Valdaliso - Rt Barabiga
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Rovinj · Villas Rubin
💧 Excellent
TN Villas Rubin - Ispod Zabavnog centra
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Labin · Girandela
💧 Excellent
Hotel Girandella - Ispod restorana
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Labin · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Hotel Lanterna - Ispod hotela (istok)
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Labin · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Hotel Lanterna - Ispod hotela (zapad)
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Labin · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Hotel Marina - Ispod hotela
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Labin · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Hotel Merkur - Ispod hotela
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Labin · Girandela
💧 Excellent
Hotel Neptun - Ispod hotela
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Labin · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Hotel St. Andrea - Ispod hotela
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Labin · Rabac
💧 Excellent
Rabac naselje - AC Maslinica I
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Labin · Rabac
💧 Excellent
Rabac naselje - AC Maslinica II
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Pula · Verudela
💧 Excellent
Hotel Brioni - Ispod hotela
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Pula · Verudela
💧 Excellent
Hotel Histria - Ispod hotela
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Pula · Pješčana uvala
💧 Excellent
Pješčana Uvala - Plaža
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Pula · Verudela
💧 Excellent
Punta Verudela - Kod aquagana
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Pula · Puntižela
💧 Excellent
Puntižela - Monte Cristo Beach
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Pula · Stoja
💧 Excellent
Stoja - Gradska plaža
🛟 Lifeguard on duty☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Pula · Verudela
💧 Excellent
Uvala Sv. Ivan - Plaža Ambrela
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Pula · Stoja
💧 Excellent
Valkane - Sredina uvale
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Vrsar · Koversada
💧 Excellent
AC Koversada - Dječja plaža
🛝 Children's playground👕 Changing cabins🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Vrsar · Koversada
💧 Excellent
AC Koversada - Rt Fujaga
🍽️ Restaurant👕 Changing cabins🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Vrsar
💧 Excellent
AC Portosole - Uvala Brižine
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🛝 Children's playground👕 Changing cabins
📍 Vrsar · Valkanela
💧 Excellent
AC Valkanela - Uvala Valkanela
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Vrsar
💧 Excellent
TN Belveder - Hotel Panorama
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports👕 Changing cabins
📍 Vrsar · Petalon
💧 Excellent
TN Petalon - Kamenita plaža
🍽️ Restaurant🛝 Children's playground👕 Changing cabins
📍 Vrsar
💧 Excellent
Val de la fontana - Gradska plaža
🍽️ Restaurant🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Funtana · Zelena laguna
💧 Excellent
AC Bijela uvala - Južni dio
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Funtana · Zelena laguna
💧 Excellent
AC Bijela uvala - Sjeverni dio
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Funtana · Zelena laguna
💧 Excellent
AC Bijela uvala - Uvala Crljena zemlja
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Funtana
💧 Excellent
AC Istra - Plaža Istra
🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access👕 Changing cabins
📍 Funtana · Zelena laguna
💧 Excellent
AC Zelena Laguna - Plaža
🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Funtana · Zelena laguna
💧 Excellent
Hotel Delfin - Ispod hotela
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Novigrad Istra · Mareda
💧 Excellent
AC Mareda - Ispod restorana
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Novigrad Istra · Mareda
💧 Excellent
Mareda - Caffe Macumba
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Novigrad Istra · Novigrad
💧 Excellent
Novigrad - Karpinjan
🏐 Sports & volleyball🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Novigrad Istra · Tere
💧 Excellent
TN Tere - AC Sirena
🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Novigrad Istra · Tere
💧 Excellent
TN Tere - Hotel Maestral
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Tar-Vabriga · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
AC Lanterna - Plaža Valeta
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Tar-Vabriga · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Lanterna - Debeli rt
👕 Changing cabins🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans🚿 Showers
📍 Tar-Vabriga · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Lanterna - Uvala Valeta - sport
🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Tar-Vabriga · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
TN Lanterna - Plaža Crnika
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Tar-Vabriga · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
TN Solaris - Plaža Galeb
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty👕 Changing cabins
📍 Buje · Kanegra
💧 Excellent
AC Kanegra - Bullea
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Buje · Kanegra
💧 Excellent
AC Kanegra - Ispod restorana
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Buje · Kanegra
💧 Excellent
AC Kanegra - Market
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
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Frequently Asked Questions (Istria)
Key facts about sea water quality, bays, and wind conditions in Istria.
Which are the top "Blue Flag Certified" beaches in Istria? ▾
There are 93 officially monitored swimming spots matching "Blue Flag Certified" in Istria. Top verified locations include: TN Alberi - Skiper (28°), AC Istra - Plaža Istra (214°), Otok Sv. Nikola - Plaža Oliva (218°), TN Solaris - Plaža Galeb (235°), AC Lanterna - Plaža Valeta (307°), with 93 rated "Excellent" under EU bathing water standards.
How does MareSpot verify "Blue Flag Certified" in Istria? ▾
MareSpot cross-references official Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (IZOR) field inspection tags with coastal open-sea bearing vectors (0°–360°) and real-time marine weather models.
How many official beaches are in Istria and what is the water quality? ▾
Across Istria County (Istra), there are 93 officially monitored swimming spots spread across 14 towns and municipalities. According to IZOR laboratory tests, 93 beaches (100.0%) hold the highest "Excellent" bathing water grade.
Which towns in Istria have the most monitored beaches and coves? ▾
The destinations with the highest number of officially monitored beaches and bays in Istria include: Poreč, Umag, Rovinj, Labin, Pula, Vrsar.
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Kvarner & Islands
274 beaches
Islands of Krk, Cres, Lošinj & Rab, historic Opatija Riviera & wild turquoise coves
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Lika Coast & North Pag
25 beaches
Zavratnica sea fjord, Pag moonscape bays, Zrće & Planjka in Novalja
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Zadar Region
85 beaches
Sakarun white-sand beach, Queen’s Beach in Nin, Pag moonscapes & 300 islands
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Šibenik Riviera
103 beaches
Murter sandy coves (Slanica), Primošten peninsula, Rogoznica & Kornati gateway
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Central Dalmatia
167 beaches
Zlatni Rat in Bol, Stiniva Cove on Vis, Punta Rata in Brela, Pakleni Islands & Makarska
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Dubrovnik Region
121 beaches
Pasjača cliff beach, Banje beach by Dubrovnik walls, Saplunara sand dunes & Pelješac coves
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