The Istrian peninsula juts down into the Adriatic and is largely inside Croatia, although small parts are Slovenia and Italy. We're staying in Rovinj, Croatia, which is on the Adriatic Sea coast. The region had a very stong Italian flavor - seaside towns built up the hill, very old villages on the top of hills, olive groves and vineyards. We spend a warm sunny Monday traveling the inland portion, visiting a couple of towns and just generally meandering.
We visited two towns, Motovun and Groznjan. Both are small, but Groznjan is truly tiny - it didn't even have a pizzaria. Both are unbearably picturesque. Both have a mixture of old crumbling buildings and restored structures with shops and restaurants.
We clearly made a good choice to travel in the off-season. The car parks were empty, the streets were uncrowded, and there has not been a need to wait for seating in a restaurant. I rarely had to wait for people to move to get these shots.
After a little bit of business I needed to attend to, we went into Rlvinj for a late dinner. As in all of these old towns, the parking is on the outskirts. We wound up spending more time driving around in circles trying to find the parking than walking around the marina and into town to the restaurant.
Rovinj marina, May 2014
Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans
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