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If you want to know more on Vodnjan/Dignano, click hereVodjnan is 11 km north to Pula. Dignano is the name of the city in the istriot dialect. This is one of the places in Istria where the istriot dialect is remaining in use.With its red walls, the town hall, on Narodni Trg (Piazza del Popolo) has a very special character.The campanile is very high, one of the highest in Istria abd can be seen from a long distance.
Rovinj, a must visit !Rovinj, 13,647 permanent inhabitants, much more in Summer, always surprises. Though plenty of billboards advertise for the city, when you drive towards the town, nothing in the landscape announces that you are close to it. And suddenly here it is ! In Croatia, Rovinj is among the places that receive the highest number of tourists. So, at least in Summer, don't expect to be alone ! The church of Sveti Euphemia is on top of the city and can be seen from everywhere. From the summit of the campanile, the view is breathtaking. Around 800, the sarcophagus of Saint Euphemia is supposed to have floated by itself from Greece to the Rovinj shore.
Click here to know more on Porec, another must see in Croatia !Prehistoric remains have been uncovered in and around Porec. Two centuries AD, a roman castrum was built on the peninsula. The Basilica was built in 5th century. Since 1861, it has been the capital and the seat of the National Assembly of Istria. From 1918 through 1943, it was ruled by Italy. During WW2, the town was bombed and heavily damaged. It was freed from the German army by the Yugoslav army on April 30th 1945.The city plan still shows the ancient Roman Castrum structure. The main streets are Decumanus and Cardo Maximus still preserved in original ancient forms. Trg Marafor is the Roman forum with two temples, one dedicated to Neptune, erected in the first century ADThe complex of the Euphrasian Basilica, was built in the 5th century and extended to it's present state in the 6th century under the Byzantine Empire and...
Click here to know more on PazinPazin is a small industrial town of the center of Istria.It has a castle (kastel) built around 1540 on the remains of an older one from the 10th century. The river Pazincica disapear in a chasm and form three lakes underneath the town. The Caves of Pazin (Pazinska jama) have given to french writer Jules Verne the idea, in his novel 'Mathias Sandorf', to have his heroe, a magyar rebel, escape to his persuers into the chasm and go out in the fjord of Lim !
Click here to know more on Paz in IstriaPaz is a very small village of Istria with only 99 inhabitants. It is 19 km from Pazin, at 120 m elevation. It is one of those Istrian villages set up high in the mountain (the sea is not far, thus 120 m IS a high elevation). From the valley, it outlines itself on the sky.It is on the road from Cerovlje to Vranja via Boljunsko Polje, a road with many beautiful landscapes
Click here to know more on Delicious roast suckling piglet in Flengi !Flengi is 5 km inland to Vrsar. There is nothing to visit in Flengi but plenty to taste. The whole village roasts suckling piglets (Odojak na raznju) in a dozen of ''gostiona''. The firsts piglets begin to cook each morning between 9 and 10 AM and though each restaurant cooks at least 3 o 4 piglets, by 10 PM, there is nothing left.Gradina, 2 km further has only one gostiona. If you drive again for 4 km, you will arrive in Klostar, where are the remains of an ancient monastery (hence the name). At first, they seem to do the same business but a closer look reveals lambs (janjetina) instead of suckling piglets.
Click here to know more on Beram, a hidden marvelBERAM is located on a hill, 10 km from Pazin toward Porec. In the 19th, a prehistoric necropolis at the base of the settlement was studied that yielded valuable archeological findings. In the Middle Ages, Beram was surrounded by bulwarks and a great defensive tower was built in the center. In 1431 at the base of this tower, the Late Gothic church of Sveti Martin was built. This church was decorated with frescoes that have been preserved in the eastern part of the new parish church (built at the beginning of this century since the old church was incorporated within the new monumental building).Approximately 1.5 km from Beram is one of the most famous cultural and artistic landmarks in Istria - the cemetery church of St. Mary (Sveta Marija na Skrilinah). It was built in the Middle Ages and baroque remodeling contributed to its present...
Click here to know more on Bale/ValeBale, Vale in dialect and in Italian, is a city with a little more than 1,000 inhabitants, built on a small hill. It is at the crossing of the roads Pula-Bale-Piran and Bale-Rovinj. A Roman castel was built at the same the place than prehistoric dwellings. In the middle ages, the village was part of the patriarch of Aquilea and after 1332 under the control of Venice.The city has kept the same figure than in the Middle Ages with remains of the defense system (city wall, towers and gates). A narrow street surrounds the castle, lined by olds stone houses, some in good condition, other needing masonry work.The old core of the city is pedestrian only. The streets are so narrow that anyway it would be impossible for a car. As it is not touristy, there is no problem for parking on the outskirts of the old city.
It is possible to go to the fjord's beginning. A stony road leads there (indicator: "Limski Kanal"). Downstairs parking place, bars and restaurants are available. You can see a harbor too. It is a point on the course of many boats which run with tourists. At least one thing is for sure: beautiful views of waters, hills, forests and rocks. In the distance of 800 meters there is a cave which can be visiting without any special equipment (just a source of light will be enough).
Grisia is happening ones in a year in Rovinj...It'a a competition of artist...mostly painters...and Grisia is a street in Rovinj where they puting there paitns onthe walls of the houses in grisia street...It's happening in a first week of august...I think on friday....
Hotel Histria Pula
4 Reviews and 103 Opinions 57-71 euros per person in a double room, half board -most expensive in Pula -very big (if you like...
Hotel Istra Rovinj
1 Review and 203 Opinions This excellent hotel is situated on a separate island - Red Island or St. Andrew Island.... The...
Hotel Mediteran Porec
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Q: Hi,i plan to visit venice in September 2012 from my base in porec and would like to know what is the best way to get there,by...
A: I have not made this journey but as there is a direct ferry from Porec to Venice it would seem sensible to take that. I am sure coach or train would take much longer than...
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