Pazin's samanj dates back to 1574! Samanj ( sajam in Croatian) is the word for a fair or market, often held once a month. There ...

Last week a neighbour lent me his collection of 300 postcards of towns and villages across Istria photographed in the early 1900s. I'...

After P comes R – because in the Croatian alphabet, there is no letter Q! R is for Rakija Rakija , similar to Italian grappa , is made ...

Photo credit: Istria Tourist Board Parenzana was the name of a narrow gauge railway that used to run from the Istrian coastal city of ...

Animals used to be a big part of life here in Istria, where farming was a way of life for a long time. During childhood visits, I loved spen...

A view of Sveta Katarina island from Rovinj's bell tower Otok means island in Croatian, and Croatia is a coun...

Image source: Wikimedia Continuing with this abecedary of all things Istrian, we come to the letter 'nj'. Nj is considered ...