From October 1904 until March 1905, part of Pula’s population was James Joyce, who was then teaching English mainly to Austro-Hungarian naval officers stationed at the Pola (Pula) base. Besides him, Dante Alighieri had visited Pula and mentioned it in his Divine Comedy: “Sì come a Pola, presso del Carnaro, ch’Italia chiude e i suoi termini bagna” or “As Pola, along the Quarnero, that marks the end of Italy and bathes its boundaries”.

The Pula Arena

Pula is most famous for its Roman amphitheatre, popularly called Pula Arena, which was built between 27 BC and 68 AD. The Pula Arena is the only remaining in the world with four side towers and with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved. Besides being the best preserved Roman amphitheatre in the world, it’s also the most preserved ancient monument in Croatia.

Today, it is the venue for Pula Film Festival, concerts, opera, ballet, etc. One of the most interesting uses of the Pula Arena were for sure the EBEL league season games in September 2012. Ice-hockey matches in a Roman amphitheatre with the outside temperature of 30°C (86°F) may be hard to imagine, so here’s some video footage to help you:

Arena Ice Fever Pula MMXII

Venue

The 2nd Biscuit People Conference will take place from 3rd to 6th of April, 2019 in the hotel Park Plaza Histria, Pula. The hotel is situated at the tip of the Verudela Peninsula, less than 50 meters from the beach. The ancient city of Pula is within walking distance, and it’s also close to the National Park Brijuni and Lighting Giants. A range of shops, boutiques, art galleries and dining venues are available on the lively Verudela shopping avenue, which connects the resort with the neighbouring Park Plaza Verudela Pula resort.

How to get to Pula?

By plane

There are direct flights to Pula international airport from Belgium (Brussels Charleoi airport) and Germany (Frankfurt Hahn, Frankfurt International, Stuttgart airports). Alternatively, it is possible to fly directly from London Stansted, UK or Valencia, Spain to nearby Trieste, Italy and go by land from there. Other nearby airports are in Rijeka, Croatia and Ljubljana, Slovenia.

If these options are not convenient for you, please contact us and we will find the best solution.

By land

There are many direct bus lines from Italy to Pula, including Geneva, Milan, Verona, Bologna, Padua, Venice, and Trieste. You can also come by land directly from Slovenia (Ljubljana, Maribor) and Austria (Graz, Vienna, Salzburg).

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We at biscuit people have been working hard to provide the biscuit industry with an online platform that will not only be a source of information, news, and trends in the biscuit industry, but to also be a place where they connect and start new cooperations. As such, the biscuit people online platform has provided benefits to many industry members. However, we recognized there is also a need for an offline event for people in the biscuit industry to exchange and discuss current problems, ideas and solutions, as well as their knowledge and experience.

That is how the Biscuit People Conference (BPC) was born. We reached out to the biscuit industry members and with some good will and effort, turned an idea into what proved to be a unique and useful event. The 1st BPC gathered more than 60 leading industry executives, independent consultants and other biscuit experts in Rovinj, Croatia.

During two days of the conference, there were 12 speakers from 7 countries presenting important issues in the biscuit industry from different aspects. Having the top industry experts at one place gave attendees a unique opportunity to ask questions, debate current industry issues and participate in the roundtable discussion. One of the topics that gained the most interest was acrylamide mitigation in biscuits, crackers, and wafers. Five most active attendees were awarded books provided by the conference sponsor Elsevier.

Photo: A guide to acrylamide mitigation in biscuits, cookies & wafers presentation by Kees Veeke

Photo: The roundtable discussion

Testimonials

Thanks to the success and the feedback we got from the first edition of BPC, we are organizing it again, with more speakers and subjects to help your business grow.

Register today and stay on top of what’s happening in the biscuit industry, expand your business network and enjoy in beautiful Croatia. The number of seats is limited so be sure you don’t miss your spot!

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Photo: Emina Vujnovac

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