Places to visit

Istria smells of olives and vines. The beautiful Croatian peninsula is visited by thousands of tourists each year, and the local hotels and guesthouses can accommodate over 100,000 people. The lagoons of Istria tempt with the blue and clean water, the beaches invite you to sunbathe, and the pine trees on the shore to relax in the shade. It is the pine trees, specifically the 70-kilometer stretch covered with pine trees, that the area owes its name to - the Pinia Coast. Istria is the largest Croatian peninsula. Its shape resembles a heart, and the name comes from the Illyrian tribe that inhabited these areas for the first time. Many remnants of a turbulent history have survived to the present day. Tourists can see, among others historic urban buildings, numerous sacred buildings (including basilicas), as well as ancient buildings such as the amphitheater in Pula.