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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 » History: Istria’s Violent Past Still Haunts Croatia and Italy
Facing up to the truth of what happened in Istria – both before World War II as well as after – is a challenge for all sides. The Italian politician’s Antonio Tajani battle cry of “Long live Italian ...
News Croatia » Istria » History: Croatia's Istria region producing some of the world's best olive oil, say experts
BALE, Croatia, Oct 21 (Reuters) - In just 15 years, Croatia's Istrian peninsula in the nothern Adriatic has become one of the world's best producers of olive oil, decorated with top industry awards.
News Croatia » Istria » History: Croatia's truffle hunters seek habitat protection amid climate change
Fears over the truffle's future in Istria comes on the heels of a decades-long love affair with the culinary delight in Croatia. Istria has long been a tourist hotspot in the Balkan nation, famed for ...