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Croatia<br />
ISTRIA GREEN<br />
MEDITERRANEAN<br />
Award<br />
Pionirska ul. 1a, 52440, Poreč, Croatia ♦ Tel +385 52 452 797 ♦ istra.hr/<br />
Located in the north-west of<br />
Croatia, Istria borders Italy and<br />
Slovenia. Often <strong>com</strong>pared to Tuscany,<br />
and referred to as the undiscovered<br />
Riviera due to its rolling hills, dense<br />
pine forests, flowing streams and<br />
deep valleys, whitewashed villages,<br />
green meadows, olive groves and<br />
vineyards.<br />
However, this is a much less<br />
touristy Riviera boasting a superior<br />
infrastructure due to the ambitious<br />
rebuilding of the country since the<br />
end of the war of independence. With<br />
no expense spared to create state<br />
of the art roads and tunnels while<br />
maintaining the history and culture<br />
of the quaint towns and villages.<br />
The area is famous gastronomically<br />
including, but not limited to, truffles,<br />
oils, asparagus, honey and lavender<br />
with festivals held regularly for many<br />
of the locally grown delicacies and<br />
wine days allowing visitors to tour<br />
the wineries of Istria and taste and<br />
purchase the local wines and chat to<br />
the wine cellar owners about wine<br />
production.<br />
During the summer months, Istria takes<br />
on a vibrant cosmopolitan vibe to rival<br />
any other <strong>European</strong> city. Regular festivals<br />
take place including the Summer Sensual<br />
Days featuring top Latin American dance<br />
artists and DJs from around the world<br />
for a celebration of exciting beach and<br />
pool parties with over 40 hours of dance<br />
workshops, featuring top instructors<br />
teaching a variety of dance techniques<br />
including Salsa and Rumba.<br />
The Pula Arena, the mesmerizing historical<br />
Roman Amphitheatre based at the southern<br />
tip of the Istria Peninsula, is the venue for<br />
the Foo Fighters this summer, promising<br />
to be a genuinely fantastic rock music<br />
experience in this stunning architectural<br />
arena where, in Roman history, gladiators<br />
would fight to the death.<br />
To cement the cosmopolitan ambience<br />
of Istria is the 66th Pula Film Festival this<br />
year featuring international films showing<br />
at various locations and attracting film stars<br />
from around the world.<br />
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