Escape: Croatia has the taste of old Tuscany
The architecture, landscape and truffles on every menu will remind you of Italy, but Istria has a brand of hospitality all of its own, says Claire Prentice
The first sip of Romano’s raki makes the hairs in my nose prickle. By the second my eyes have filled with tears and my throat is on fire. My host looks on approvingly as Rina, his wife, pushes over a plate of freshly baked cake. I have only been in Istria a few hours and already I’m being treated as one of the family Read more about article
Architecture from time of Rome imperia very often find in Istrie, brings back you in time of Gladiators (Coliseum in Pula) and other great buildings from that time. But if you really want to see the whole city from that time, you need to visit Dubrovnik. Also called Old Dubrovnik have everything exactly same as 500 years ago!