istrian Peninsula: Pula and Rovinj

📌 The reason to have a car was to visit the peninsula at the north and it was definitely the highlight of our trip to Croatia. An area that formerly and mostly belonged to Italy (or equivalents) until WW2 that is famous for beautiful towns, wine and truffles!!

📌 We took a long drive from Zadar to get there, it was beautiful along the coast but unsurprisingly at this stage, most towns were closed. We headed to Rovinj early the next morning and wandered around the beautiful seaside town. It was peaceful amongst the coloured streets as we found coffee, admired the town and tucked into a wine and cheese board. The truffle cheese and olives were perfect 🤤

📌 Pula was also beautiful, particularly the giant Roman colleseum which was in great condition. We visited it in the late afternoon and the sunset colours shining through the arches with the ocean in the background was a special scene. We enjoyed more Istrian dishes and truffle pasta, satisfied with our cuisine and appreciating the Italian influence ☺️Lue lisää