Istria is in the top north western corner of Croatia. It can be reached in about an hour from Trieste airport, so is easily accessible. It has not recently been a vacation choice for northern Europeans for obvious reasons, although it is extemely popular with Italians, especially during August. In fact Italian is the joint language of the region.

We went because our son works for a British holiday company as a rep, and for the past 3 years has worked in Rovinj and Porec. We went to visit him and to experience first hand the ... (more)