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The 13th-century Crkva svetog Pelagija (Church of St. Pelagius), built on a 6th-century foundation and containing some elaborate Baroque artwork, stands near the tip of the peninsula with its towering late-19th-century campanile topped by a statue of St. Pelagius. As in Rovinj, the main church faces the sea.
On nearby Veliki trg is Novigrad's pale-red city hall, topped by a watchtower and contrasting sharply with the yellow building beside it. Here and there, Gothic elements are in evidence on the medieval architecture about town (e.g., two windows on a 15th-century building at Velika ulica 33).
The first water park in Istria opened in 2014, featuring 20 waterslides, including an almost 90-foot-high free-fall waterslide; family rafting in inflatable rafts; three pools, including a children's pool with a water castle, pirate ship, and several smaller slides; sand volleyball; and a badminton court. Direct buses from Poreč, Novigrad, and resort towns in between run throughout the day in July and August.
