Istria abecedary: O is for Otok

A view of Sveta Katarina island from Rovinj's bell tower

Otok means island in Croatian, and Croatia is a country of islands, with over a thousand dotted around its Adriatic coastline. As for Istria, it has 58 islands.

The largest is the Brijuni archipelago, just off the coast of Fažana, which itself is made up of fourteen islands, the biggest being Veliki Brijun. This is also the site of a national park. 

O is also for Oprtalj. Have you been there?