Town and port of Vrsar are situated on the west coast of Istria . It is a well-known tourist destination with developed tourist offer. In front of Vrsar, there is one of the most beautiful archipelagos with 18 uninhabitable islets. The name of the town can be traced to various origins: Ursaria, Orsaria, Vrsarium. In its root, the name of the town kept the old word ur , meaning "source." In the 5th c., a larger center is established with an old Christian church. The oldest building phase of castelli situated on hilltops began in the Romanic period, when Vrsar was a fortressed settlement and the center of feudal properties of the Porec bishops. There is the church of St. Foska from the 17th c.
