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Remigio Dodich forced to leave the Istria peninsula: “In the eyes of the slavs ...

Tandem - Feb 16, 2012
By Mattia Bello While the Anglo-Americans were liberating Italy from Nazi occupation, Trieste and Istria were falling into Tito's hands. Three hundred thousand Italians living in Istria, Venezia-Giulia and Dalmatia were forced to flee.

Holidays in Croatia: Most popular cities and regions in 2011

Guide2Croatia - Feb 17, 2012
Which region of Croatia is more attractive - Istria and Dalmatia? If someone asked you which Croatian city is the most visited, what would you answer? Dubrovnik, Rovinj, Porec? Many will be surprised by the answer. Croatian capital recorded most ...

Istria, Croatia – One of National Geographic Traveler's Best in the World 2012

TravelVideo.tv (press release) - Feb 11, 2012
The shady, rolling hills of Istria—Croatia's northernmost peninsula—are becoming widely known for their truffles, Malvazija white wines, olive oil stancijas (estates), and crumbling hill towns. Cyclists can spin their spokes over some 2000 miles of ...

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Time Out Shortlist Istria

Istria is the largest Adriatic peninsula, lying at the foot of the Alps in three countries: Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. The area has been influenced by a variety of traditions: from Venetian to Yugoslavian. The scenery ranges from deep valleys and rolling hills to picture perfect beaches. The Romans christened Istria "Terra Magica," and this small triangular peninsula was Italian until World War II. Istria is a magic triangle of truffles, wine and bucolic bliss, with its own wines and olive oils.
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Istria English

by: Berlitz Guides

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Istria: Where Croatia Meets Italy

by: James Fforde, Christian Smith

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Rovinj, Croatia: Istria's Old World Oasis

Like the rest of the Croatian coast, Rovinj was part of the Venetian Empire for centuries. And Istria remained part of Italy until after WWII. That's why this region is enthusiastically bi-lingual and an engaging mix of Croatia and Italy. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.

 

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Welcome to the north-western Istria - In all the colours of Istria

Welcome to the turquoise Mediterranean, where the carefree kilometres of the blue Adriatic merge with the playful hills and historic towns, where the top-notch hotels and sport fields combine with the natural beauty. As a centre of wine and extraordinary culinary tradition, this area will open your senses and expand your views, offering the perfect harmony of nature and tourism at the gates of Central Europe. www.coloursofistria.com

 

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Primorje-Kvarner-Istria

Primorje-Kvarner-Istria is the second part of the Beautiful Croatia video slide show presentation. Primorje is the area around the shore of the Northern Adriatic with historic Towns like Senj, Crikvenica and Bakar. The show starts at the (moonlike) Island of Pag, traveling through many renown summer tourist destination like, Mali Losinj, island of Krk with famous party beaches like Zrce beach. Rijeka is the center of the region. Next you'll see the Istria Penninsula with its famous resorts like Opatija, Porec and Rovinj. Special curiosity are the Roman Amphiteater (Arena) 6th largest in existance and Istrian Fortress villages built on top of the mountain. Beside history you'll see many local customs, great beaches and more. Background music is is performed by local bagpipe musicians playing in diatonic scale. Interesting and authentic.

 

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Rovinj, Istria, Croatia

Rovinj is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 13562 (2007). It is located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula and is a popular tourist resort and an active fishing port. Istriot, a Romance language once widely spoken in this part of Istria, is still spoken by part of the residents (also called Rovignese by those who speak it here). There is a centre of History Research which is an institution of the Council of Europe.

 

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Wines and food of Istria in Croatia w Guido Schwengersbauer

www.BKWineTours.com *Come on a wine & food tour with BKWine!* --- Guido Schwengersbauer gives us an introduction to the wines and food of Istria in Croatia Istria is a region in northern Croatia on the border to Slovenia, not far from Italy. It is an area known for good food, good wine, olive oil, truffles and a beautiful landscape. On the wine side, much has happened since 1990, when Yugoslavia disappeared. Earlier it was important to make large quantities of cheap wine. Now there is a new generation of winegrowers, called The Young Wild, with new ideas, new technology, and new skills in how to make quality wine. There has been a revolution in winemaking in Croatia. There are two genuine, unique, autochthonous grape varieties in Istria: First, malvasia, or malvasia istriana (from Istria), a white grape variety making full-bodied and relatively aromatic white wines, but much more sophisticated than malvasia wines from many other wine regions. The typical red wine is made from a grape variety called teran (a relative to refosk or refosco). It used to give very tannic and heavy wines. Now there are many exciting new wineries making unique high quality wines from this grape with modern winemaking techniques. There are around 40 modern wineries in Istria and everyone is making a lot of experiments. Gastronomy: Istrian food is based on the special climate and the special temperatures they have (in summer and in winter), and the wind, the Bora. The wind makes it possible to ...