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THE ARCHIPELAGO BRIJUNI
www.np-brijuni.hr

The archipelago of Brijuni is an extraordinary blend of natural, historical and cultural heritage. The mild climate and the favourable geographical conditions, deep retracted bays and easily defendable elevated fortifications, have secured a continuum in the human activity on the island from a pre-historic age until the present day. On a relatively small archipelago, of an area of around 7km2, have been registered some hundred sites and buildings of archaeological and cultural-historical value and which comprise the period from the first Neolithic settlements, the dugouts in the bay of Soline, until the creation of an elite summer and health resort at the beginning of the last century and the presidential residency visited by statesmen from one third of the world’s countries in its 25 years of existence (1954-1979).

This concise curriculum vitae of the island, which carefully preserves the traces of 5000 years of human history, makes the legend of its creation even more real and when arriving to the island a part of Heaven discloses in front of our eyes in the unique harmony of the island’s flora, fauna and heritage. A unique bland of the green islands sank into the turquoise-blue sea whose bays and hills are laced with the white Istrian rocks.

For ages the beauties of the gentle landscape of Brijuni have attracted the curious that have left the marks of their presence, therefore today on the island we have over a hundred acres of archaeological sites.

CITY OF PULA
www.pulainfo.hr

The legend of the Argonauts describes the pursuit of the Colchians after the ship Argo and the Golden Fleece. The subjects of the king of Colchis gave up further pursuit after the death of their king's son. Fearing that they would be punished for the prince's death and the failure of the pursuit if they returned to Colchis, they decided to settle where the prince died. Pula therefore became not only a harbour to the Colchian fugitives, but also their exile. The most famous geographer of the antiquity - Strabo - claims that Pula was founded in this way and according to this legend, it occurred around three thousand years ago.

In the Illyrian period, until the arrival of the Roman legions, Pula was just a suburb of the nearby Nesactium. Pula took over the leading position by means of an intensive colonization and good commercial routes and owing to the importance of its military position.
Numerous trades develop in that period: the stone cutting for the many buildings in Pula and surroundings, agriculture, viticulture, olive-growing, fishing and pottery for the transport of oil, wine, wheat and fish.

Owing to its geographical isolation Pula avoided the migrations, plundering and invasions of the barbarians until the 5th century when it was conquered by the Ostrogoths and Visigoths. Under the Eastern Roman Empire the town prospered and was given military importance in the conflicts between the Byzantine army and the Goths...

CITY OF ROVINJ
www.rovinj.hr

Rovinj, a small town in Croatia, on the west coast of Istria, on 45° 01' of latitude and 13° 38' of longitude east of Greenwich. It is one of nine towns in Istrian County that cover almost the whole Istrian peninsula or 2.815.09 sq. km. i.e. 5% of the Republic of Croatia.
According to the last census from 1991 Istrian County counts 204.346 inhabitants in 71.185 households; population density is 73 inhabitants / sq. km. and an average family numbers 2,87 members. Out of this number, 158.726 are Catholics.

The center of the County is Pazin, while the biggest town is Pula as tourist, cultural and economical center.
Agriculture, together with fishing trade, fills county needs and, tourism is the basic economic activity with 205.000 beds, which are 28% of Croatian offer.
Istria is simply beautiful. Its beauty can be found in prehistorical remains, antique monuments, middle age towns, as well as in landscapes, sea, people, villages and towns.

Rovinj, a wonderful town, the pearl of Istrian peninsula with tempestuous history and beautiful present. The old part of the settlement is lying on a peninsula and, it was first mentioned under the name of Ruigno, Ruvigno, Ruginio in the Cosmography by the Anonymous of Ravenna who gives us an account of Istria in the 4th and 5th centuries.

CITY OF VODNJAN
www.vodnjan.hr

Vodnjan is a little town placed in southwest part of Istria, in the distance of 10 km from Pula, main center of Istria County. It is settled on the crossroads of Buje - Pula, Rijeka - Pazin - Pula, county roads of Vodnjan - Fažana, Vodnjan - Galižana and along the railroad Divača - Pula.
Vodnjan is today center of community which contains also villages Galižana, Peroj, Barbariga and Gajana.

Nearest airport Pula is at the distance of 14 km, and sea harbour with a heavy traffic is at the distance of 80 km...