News Feature

Croatian holidaymakers 'should visit very special Istrian region'

16 February 2010

The Istrian peninsula - popular with tourists taking Croatian holidays - is a "very special area," according to the Croatian National Tourist Board.

Visitors in the Istrian region will find a wealth of culture, heritage and history set amongst a picturesque landscape.

The board states: "Its quite unique qualities are the result of its location - sitting where the Mediterranean Sea insinuates itself deepest into the European mainland and being isolated from the bulk of Croatia by the Ucka massif."

Rovinj, an ancient town in Istria, is cited as being a particularly special spot.

It offers a range of monuments and buildings, with the St Euphemia church the "most striking symbol" of the region, in the board's opinion.

Grisia - a traditional meeting place often packed with artists and performers - is another spot potentially worth a visit when on a Croatian holiday in the area.

Taking a spa holiday in the Istrian town of Opatija was recently suggested by the tourist board as one of the most romantic breaks on offer at this time of year.

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