The smell of truffles lingered in the air as I wandered up the steep cobbled streets toward the ramparts that lined the edges of Motovun, a fortified medieval hill town on the Istria peninsula in ...

It’s not all tartufi and vino on this postcard-pretty peninsula. Here are some of Istria’s unexpected aspects we bet you didn’t know. Istria’s environment rivals Eden Istria sits on the 45th parallel, ...

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Boris Čujić introduces the beautiful Kompanj in Istria, Croatia. More than 100 routes from 5c – 8c, ideal for climbing in spring, winter and autumn. During the last couple of years one of the most ...

Whatever happens in Croatian tourism probably happened in Istria first. The same might be said of boutique wine. It was the Istrian emphasis on small-scale quality, exemplified by local growers such ...

I was getting discouraged by the sameness of new wine releases… the rush to score a high Parker score removed the winemaker from the wine. This two-part series takes a look at the multiple ...

Croatia's Istria region is famous for its beautiful landscapes and rich culture, but it is its lesser-known villages that ...

The province of Istria, in the North West of Croatia, is rich in truffles, olive oil, seafood and wine so it's no surprise that the cuisine is so distinctive, particularly when you realise that Italy ...

Centrally isolated. That’s the slogan of Suzanne James Penavić’s alma mater, Cornell University. It’s also the way she describes the passion project that she’s spent the past five years undertaking ...