News Croatia » Istria » Culture: On Croatia’s Istria peninsula, a variety of historic influences meld into a beautiful present
The smell of truffles lingered in the air as I wandered up the steep cobbled streets toward the ramparts that lined the edges of Motovun, a fortified medieval hill town on the Istria peninsula in ...
News Croatia » Istria » Culture: How to spend a weekend in Istria, Croatia's heart-shaped peninsula
Istria isn’t the sort of place that likes to interrupt. Stand on the shore anywhere between Fažana and Umag, as the sea laps the shingle and families chatter quietly, and you’ll understand: a ...
News Croatia » Istria » Culture: Coast, culture and castaway islands: Croatia’s most beautiful seaside destinations
Discover the best beaches in Croatia with our guide - Gonzalo Azumendi/Getty Croatia offers more than 1,100 miles of meandering mainland coast backed by rugged limestone mountains, along with hundreds ...
News Croatia » Istria » Culture: Gorgeous And Gourmet: Now Is The Time To Visit Istria, Croatia
I probably reached peak Istria when I went for breakfast at Karlić Tartufi, a truffle farm and restaurant in the center of this region in the far northwest of Croatia. One of the owners greeted me in ...
News Croatia » Istria » Culture: A Genuine Winemaker Discovered in Istria, Croatia
I was getting discouraged by the sameness of new wine releases… the rush to score a high Parker score removed the winemaker from the wine. This two-part series takes a look at the multiple ...
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