A long weekend
Choose one base, one coastal walk and one inland table. Leave room for the sea.
The character of the Riviera
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Stone towns, wine roads and a coast made for lingering.
The western Istrian coast pairs Venetian urban form with olive groves, vineyards and compact journeys into the peninsula's hill towns. It works best when sea, architecture and inland tables share equal weight.
At a glance
Best windowApr–Jun · Sep–Oct
Ideal stay4–6 nights
GatewayPula · Trieste
Car-freegood
Places along the coast
Rovinj, Poreč, Pula
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Rovinj
↗02
Poreč
↗03
Pula
↗04
Bale
↗05
Cape Kamenjak
↗Three ways to experience it
Istrian Riviera
Five days
Connect the principal places at a measured pace and give one day to landscape or heritage.
Coast and islands
Pair the mainland with one purposeful ferry or yacht connection rather than an exhausting island checklist.
Find it on the coast
Istrian Riviera
The western Istrian coast pairs Venetian urban form with olive groves, vineyards and compact journeys into the peninsula's hill towns. It works best when sea, architecture and inland tables share equal weight.
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