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Advantages:
Beautiful small Venetian - built fishing town, stunning scenery, delicious food, friendly and totally unspoilt . Also incredibly cheap (icecream 20p, luxury 3 course meal £10) and an hour from Venice by boat ! Wonderful place .
Disadvantages:
Istrian peninsula very Italian influenced, sheltered from the war so perhaps not the "real Croatia . " No theme parks, rowdiness, big clubs or burger bars so not a teenage holiday . No sandy beaches, all rocky - sand is further down the coast .
Rovinj is a small cobbled town built by the Venetians (the resemblence is striking)on a hill on the Adriatic coast. The war never reached here, and the people are relaxed and friendly. This is definitely part of Eastern Europe- the crafts are local and not as packaged as the West. You can buy home made cheese, wine and local honey in the market, and the food is simply wonderful- we can particularly recommend Monte, a romantic place tucked just down the hill from the main church.
The nightlife is generally made up of pleasant bars and cafes- Zanzibar had the best cocktails we've had in years. However there are no burger joints and teenagers might find this holiday dull. We also found the Brijuni Islands a disappointment, though our (long) trip to the Plitvice lakes was wonderful and the stunning journey all along the coast actually a bonus. The seas were beautiful and large flat rocks easy to swim from but the lack of sandy beaches mean families will depend upon the pools.
The hotels are comfortable and the service is excellent everywhere you go. Istria is trying to attract tourists after the war, and the British are extremely popular as they are seen as warm, well behaved and educated. (We didn't have the heart to say that people in parts of Spain might disagree....)
We can thoroughly recommend this provided you aren't looking for Aiya Napa or Ibiza- its not that kind of place.
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sounds lovely and can't wait to go in june 08, hopefully it'll be as untouched and quiet as it sounded back in 02!
Ms_Cosmopolite 21.12.2004 18:43
I have been to Rovinj this year, and yes, this review is 100% correct. Zanzibar has the best cocktails I have had in a long time, and is gorgeous as well. There are lovely little apartments to rent in Rovinj- great value for money. Wonderful gelato too!
(A few of us in our mid-20's went there, not knowing anything about the town until we arrived, and loved it).
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Advantages: You get to go on holiday!!! you get to visit a variety of different countries whilst sunbathing! Disadvantages: You know you're gonna be struggling with overflowing suitcases on the return journey soon!
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