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Istra Peninsula, Croatia
Rovinj, Croatia (Rovigno in Italian)
Explored the fishing harbor and hill-top Cathedral of St. Euphemia. It is the largest baroque building in Istria. Later I wandered down the winding narrow backstreets below the cathedral.
June 13, 2005.
Pula, Croatia is a large regional center with a well-preserved Roman amphitheatre.
Took a excursion boat around the beautiful islands of Brijuni National Park.
June 14, 2005. Opatija, Croatia.
Opatija was a fashionable resort in the 19th century where aristocrats came to take the waters.
I watched several fishermen log-roll their boat into a small harbor.