The town of artists. That is the name this small, tame town erected on one of the picturesque hills of the north-east Istria carries with good reason. To illustrate the fact that Grožnjan is beloved among artists, and as if made for cultural events, it suffices to say that in that small area as much [...]
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
We have already written about the gastronomy king, truffle, and today we present you a few notes about one traditional Istrian recepy, irresistible connection of simplicity and high-quality gastronomy. It is the combination of Istrian truffle and fuzi, home-made pasta. Almost every caterer will confirm that in this connection truffle (especially the white one) is [...]
Friday, November 16, 2007
“The smallest town in the world”. This is a very famous sentence that is often associated with Hum, a small and tame town in the heart of Green Istria. The town of Hum, in traffic terms from the direction of Western Istria “accessible” via roads from the direction of Pazin and Buzet, and from the [...]
Monday, October 29, 2007
What is it that is so mystic and attractive in an underground, at first sight awkward plant looking like potato, that the people are willing to spend a fortune and proclaim it „king of the gastronomy“? Which one is better – the white one or the black one? What exactly are truffles in the culinary [...]
Monday, October 15, 2007
In the last post we wrote that Istria is the most northern area where you can find olives growing. Due to its ideal geographic position and all other factors connected to processing olives and oil production that influence its quality, Istria is slowly, but safely establishing itself as the top “olive destination”. Olive-oil routes of [...]
Friday, October 12, 2007
(1) Did you know that, just as it was in case of Istrian Malvasia, and we have written about it in previous posts, olives too came to Istria in the ancient times, and it is presumed that it was brought by the old Greek and Phoenicians. Istrian olive oil has a long history, and when talking [...]
Friday, October 5, 2007
As usual, this week we bring you the Last minute offer for our three objects in Porec and Rabac. - First offer refers to the Valamar Rubin Hotel*** in Porec, incl. accomodation in single and double bedroom with half-board (breakfast and supper). The offer is valid from October 12th until October 20st, and the price starts [...]
Monday, October 1, 2007
In the last three months we have in our posts addressed mostly the coastal area/part of Istria, especially Porec, where most of our facilities are situated. The time has come to tell you more about the Istrian hinterland. Tame hills where picturesque castles are situated are the main visual characteristic of the “Green Istria”. Although in [...]
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
(1) Did you know that the wine sort Malvasia is at least two thousand years old? Istrian Malvasia is, beside the Malvasia del Lazio, delle Lipari, de Candia and di Sardegna one of the most famous of the 30 existing sorts of Malvasia. This sort has it roots in the Greek peninsula Peleponnese, to be exact, [...]
Friday, September 21, 2007
You may notice new and updated last minute offers of the Valamar objects, listed in the right column. For all those who wanted to avoid summer throng and who wish to enjoy autumn tranquility this is the ideal moment to book accommodation. In reference to prices, well, we should mention that they have sunken considerably [...]
Monday, September 10, 2007
Porec: “Adrijatik – crossroads of cultures” The Istrian Parliament Building (Istarska sabornica) in Porec will on the September 14th, at 8 p.m. , in organization of the Open University, host the opening of the exhibition ‘Adrijatik – crossroads of cultures’. The exhibition is organised as part of the international manifestation ‘Rassegna di pittura Marina di Ravenna’. [...]
Friday, September 7, 2007
Friday is the time for announcing new, special offers of Valamar, so let us waste no time: First offer refers to Valamar Club Tamaris **** in Porec, it includes stay in single or double bedroom, full-board (breakfast, lunch and dinner). The offer is valid for the period from September 18th until September 25th 2007. Prices start [...]
Thursday, September 6, 2007
(1) Did you know that grape vine was brought to Istria by the old Greek and Phoenicians? As we have already mentioned in some posts on winery in Istria, favourable climate and soil have greatly contributed to cultivating grape vine, whereas the Histris started growing it and had with time perfected wine. We have also [...]
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Today we start with a new heading of posts under the name “3 interesting facts” where we will from time to time bring three interesting facts related to our destinations and regions. In the first part we have singled out the following facts relating to Istria: (1) Did you know that also Istria has its own [...]
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
It is time to announce one more big concert that will take place in the Pula Arena. After a few big names that have performed here during the Histria festival 2007, by this I mean primarily Norah Jones and the music spectacle “directed by” the Dalmatian music duo - Gibonni and Oliver, Arena will on [...]
Friday, August 24, 2007
We have added 12 new photographs (Porec and Labin) on the Valamar channel on flickr. Porec: Labin:
Thursday, August 23, 2007
During your stay in Rabac on of the must-dos is the visit to the near-by town of Labin, situated on a hill, 320 m above Rabac. Labin is a little town perfect for exploring, and in today’s post we present three locations: 1. Loggia of Labin (Labinska loža) – Loggias are something authentic for small Istrian [...]
Friday, August 17, 2007
Just as we have announced, every Friday we will in the right column insert new, current offers in the Valamar objects. This week we bring you the Last minute offer for our two objects in Pore? and Rabac. - First offer refers to the Valamar Crystal Hotel**** Pore?, incl. accomodation in single and double bedroom with half-board [...]
Monday, August 13, 2007
Seven days of Vivaldi in Istria Seven Istrian towns will in the period between August 12th and 19th have the privilege to enjoy seven performances of Vivaldi’s “4 seasons” by the Italian chamber orchestra ‘Venezia Concerto’. In Porec the concert will take place on Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15th, on [...]
Friday, August 10, 2007
‘Drunken night 1918. ‘ – premiere of the Ulysses Theatre Today and tomorrow – on August 10th and 11th, the production ‘Drunken night 1918.’ will have its first run in performance of the Ulysses Theatre on the Brijuni islands. The production is based on the short story ‘Drunken November night 1918.’ by the bard of Croatian [...]
Marketing Communication Manager at Riviera Poreč d.d.. Poreč is Nives’s birthplace, and she has longtime experience in tourism. She has been working at Riviera since 1996, and she writes about events and curiosities of her home town on Valamar blog…
Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator at Rabac d.d.. On Valamar blog, she writes about subjects related to Rabac, town she has private and business relations to, town where she acquired her first experiences related to tourism as a high-school girl.
Sales officer at Zlatni otok d.d.. Believe it or not, Duška was born the same day the Krk Bridge was open. As the first baby to cross the Krk Bridge, she has had an unbroken bond with her “golden island” Krk, where she is going to keep us posted from.
Marketing officer at company Babin Kuk d.d. Nike is from Dubrovnik, she speaks three languages, and she started her carrier at hospitality desk in Dubrovnik President Hotel. Naturally, on Valamar blog, she writes about things related to her town Dubrovnik. 
External Marketing Associate at Valamar, and the only male member of Valamar blog :). Tomislav has the longest seniority in the quintet, and the number of texts at Valamar blog he is responsible for, is slowly reaching 150...
Wednesday, January 23, 2008