Autumn is a season rich in fruit, grapes and figs are harvested and the sea is also rich in fruit- seafood! Fishing may be recreational, however, there are members of fishing clubs that take part in sport fishing. In case you would like to try out sport fishing at the sea, Koversada Cup is held this [...]
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
From 1 October to 15 November several towns in Istria will be celebrating the 15th Days of the Truffle. The exquisite and special taste of truffles is a real fantasy for gourmands. It is said that you either love them or hate them, but even without thinking, I belong to the first group, [...]
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
A quiet and magnificent witness of various festivities in life since the days of old is the flowers. Wether it is a bouquet, a vase of flowers, some freshly plucked field flowers or even a pot-plant, the flowers will always make us happy. All flower lovers should by all means visit Flora Istra, the 9th Flower [...]
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
We are already in the second week of September, the month called smokvenjak in Istria. Its name shows that it is the month of figs being so important food source in the past that the ninth month was named after it. Did you know that the Sumerians, Egyptians and ancient Greeks enjoy sweet and fascinating [...]
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
On Monday, 1 September the aroma of Istrian delicacies, and fish and meat specialties, will spread through the center of Pula. This is Istrafest, a gastronomic event held on the Giardini, a popular Pula walking area. There will be stands offering Istrian wines, olive oil, and honey from domestic producers. All [...]
Monday, August 25, 2008
We have written about Istrian food on several occasions. We mentioned some of the old good cuisine, Istrian soup with fuži (traditional pastry), and the king of gastronomy, his majesty white truffle, which is used in Istrian cooking in most various combinations. Today we will talk about fish. This post is dedicated to a simple [...]
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
On August 5th, Arena in Pula was a host to the ballet Ensemble of the Russian Imperial ballet, Academic Symphony Orchestra led by the conductor Miroslav Homen, soloists and the mixed choir from University of J. Dobrila from Pula, and Kosovo Philharmonic orchestra and choir. Arena in Pula was filled with visitors who enjoyed the [...]
Monday, August 4, 2008
If you were asked a question on a game show “What tree is frequently mentioned in the Bible, works of ancient Egyptian civilization and Greek mythology?” the answer would be only one. It is olive of course, a tree celebrated in a title song of this post, a tree which has been a compulsory element [...]
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
The inhabitants of Pazin and numerous visitors to the capital of Istria shall celebrate its holiday Rim this year. Franciscans from Pazin celebrate their most important holiday Rim in accordance with church practice of St. Francis’ order, which the Church had given a privilege that everybody who visits the St. Mary of the Angels in [...]
Monday, July 28, 2008
New Porec and Rabac photo gallery on Valamar Flickr channel . Enjoy. Porec: Rabac:
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Film buffs from around the world will be heading to Motovun, a small town in the Istrian interior, from 28 July to 1 August to celebrate the 10th Motovun Film Festival. This year the festival is devoted entirely to films originating in smaller studios and to independent productions — to films that are marked [...]
Monday, July 21, 2008
Since 1953 till today, the amphitheatre in Pula turns each summer into and attractive film stage under the open sky. 55th Pula Film Festival opened this year on 19 July under the motto “Film under my skin”, and will last till 26 July. There used to be the times when cinema in the former state [...]
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Cuba’s most popular female singer, Omara Portuondo, brought the hot rhythms of Cuba and the unforgettable atmosphere of the Buena Vista Social Club to the Pula Arena on 13 July. The combination of the best Cuban and Latin American music with Omara’s unique voice and stage presence sounded truly magnificent. Even after a [...]
Monday, July 7, 2008
I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely not someone who enjoys watching pompous announcements about Hollywood hits, or listening to concerts by notorious stars in huge stadiums. They come, they do their hour like someone has forced them to, then they gather up their things and disappear using a form of transportation like a [...]
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The ninth annual Histria International Music and Stage Festival will be held in Pula and on the island of Briuni from 2 July to 23 August. The formal opening of the Festival will be on 5 July at 21:30 at the Pula Arena. Outstanding world-class soloists will be accompanied by the European [...]
Monday, June 23, 2008
Rozenice, mih, surle … for generations these native musical instruments offered the principle and only possibility for creative expression for numerous generations of Istrian boys. These hand made, unique items of priceless cultural, traditional, and above all else emotional value, are powerful symbols of identity of these parts. They enabled musical expression to be a [...]
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Yesterday on Easter Monday, the sixth Wine Festival of Central Istria took place in Gracisce, where the most important wine producers from Istrian wine centres presented their wine to numerous visitors. 235 quality wine specimens were exhibited in eleven wine cellars, most of which being naturally the local Malvazija and Teran wine sorts. Even though the [...]
Friday, March 14, 2008
Blue Flag is an international exclusive voluntary eco-label for beaches and marinas, which was introduced in Europe in 1987. This prestigious award is presented to beaches which fulfil the strict criteria dealing with water quality, preservation of the coast, facilities and level of service offered to bathers, and so forth. We bring you here the list of [...]
Monday, March 3, 2008
(1) Did you know that Istarski prsut (Istrian prosciutto ham) has protected status, that it is published in Croatian intellectual property and that the conditions of animal breeding procedure, choosing of meat and production procedures that have to be fulfilled so that this prosciutto ham can be named “Istarski”, “Istrian” are defined in a special [...]
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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 [...]
Marketing Specialist in Riviera Poreč Inc. 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…
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Lorena, a sales and marketing officer at Zlatni otok Inc., was born in a small town of Smokvica near Novi Vinodolski and she is 27. With this blog, she will regularly inform us about interesting things and events on the “golden island” (zlatni otok) of Krk…Kids learn sports while you relax. During your family holiday, treat your children to a week of professional coaching at one of Valamar’s fun sports programs. Take your pick from a range of sports including sailing, basketball, mountain biking, handball, beach volleyball, dancing and go-karting. While the kids enjoy learning new skills with professional players from the world of sport, parents can chill out with a host of special treats in Pore?.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008