TAVERN WITH TRUFFLE DISHES IN GRADINJE NEAR LIVADE

ISTRIADUCTION September| Free Entrance Amazing truffle dishes in Gradinje near Livade is the best way to taste local gastro star, Truffle. In front of the tavern is a huge parking place with a shade above the parking lot to leave your car safe. After the first view of the house where is placed tavern we found the perfect place on the terrace. The locals told us to try truffle with meat and pasta. We ordered Rampsteak with truffle and the gnocchi with chopped truffle above all and it was delicious. Very friendly staff offered us sweet and the local grappa. Tips: You can go with the dog, the tavern is dog friendly (terrace) MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS

2024-02-13T11:43:01+00:00By |Free, Gastro, Oprtalj-Portole, Pets, ♿|

QUARRY SV. STJEPAN “ISTARSKE TOPLICE” NEAR OPRTALJ

ISTRIADUCTION March| All Year | Free Entrance Abandoned mining mine in the Sveti Stjepan quarry where Cenomanian limestone was mined. Very little is known about it… google unfortunately wasn’t of much help, but that’s why the images are phenomenal How to get there: driving to the right of the Istarske toplice hotel, behind one house is a steep climb that will take you to the quarry. [fusion_map api_type="" embed_address="" embed_map_type="roadmap" address="latlng= 45.381127845892415, 13.883658748067118" type="roadmap" width="" height="" zoom="10" scrollwheel="yes" scale="yes" zoom_pancontrol="yes" animation="no" popup="yes" map_style="default" overlay_color="" static_map_color="" infobox_content="" infobox="default" infobox_text_color="" infobox_background_color="" icon="" icon_static="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" /] MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS

2021-04-02T10:46:28+00:00By |Free, Nature, Oprtalj-Portole, Pets, Sights|

BIG ROCK AND THE CHURCH OF SV. STJEPAN NEAR OPRTALJ

ISTRIADUCTION March| All Year | Free Entrance Above the Istrian Spa rises on an 85 meter high rock that dominates the landscape of the northwestern part of Istria. It is called Gorostas, and below is the healing spring of St. Stephen who was used in ancient times. At the top of the giant rocks are the ruins of the old church of St. Stjepana, which was built on the foundations of old churches from the 16th century, which offer a beautiful view of the Mirna valley and the Motovun forest. The legend of the rock Gorostas The story is about a chaste and good girl who took her own life due to accusations of immoral decision-making. Namely, the count from Oprtalj, hunting in the area of ​​Motovun forests, met the girl Marija while she was tending sheep and spinning wool, and completely obsessed with her beauty, he fell passionately in love and wasted no time. No, the startled and frightened girl was in love with the serf Jaka, her neighbor. The daughter of the Oprtljan pedestal was in love with that count, and because of jealous malice she spread rumors that Mary was

2021-03-29T13:21:14+00:00By |Free, Oprtalj-Portole, Pets|

OPRTALJ – A PICTURESQUE TOWN

ISTRIADUCTION In May| No Working time| Free Entrance Colorful town .. Oprtalj ... Oprtalj is a picturesque town in central Istria, situated on a hill about 300 meters high, and has been mentioned since the beginning of the 12th century as the urban residence of the then feudal rulers and craftsmen. In addition to the sights that adorn Oprtalj, the surrounding area is also home to one legend, according to which the town of Zrenj was born. Jerome. There is a church in Zrenje dedicated to this saint, best known for translating the Bible into Latin. Coming to Oprtalj, one can see the beautiful scenery, old stone houses, forests, plateaus, as well as increasingly frequent tourist signposts for cyclists and food and wine lovers. [fusion_map api_type="" embed_address="" embed_map_type="roadmap" address="latlng=45.381525, 13.824246" type="roadmap" width="" height="" zoom="10" scrollwheel="yes" scale="yes" zoom_pancontrol="yes" animation="no" popup="yes" map_style="default" overlay_color="" static_map_color="" infobox_content="" infobox="default" infobox_text_color="" infobox_background_color="" icon="" icon_static="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" /] MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS

2020-05-04T07:06:10+00:00By |Free, Oprtalj-Portole, Pets, Sights, ♿|

HALLELUJAH CAVES

ISTRIADUCTION All Year | No working time | Free Entrance Between Buzet and Motovun, lies a health spa Istarske toplice with massages, saunas and swimming pools, but the climber‘s gaze will drift to the rocks that surround it. There you can find spectacular climbing sector called Hallelujah Caves, equipped by living legend of world's climbing scene Gerhard Hoerhager and his friends. They also made a trail so everyone in good condition can climb to this magnificent place with overview on Mirna river's valley and picturesque Motovun. Author of the most difficult route is Klemen Bečan Bečko from Slovenia. Name of the route is Cavemen's Playground (difficulty grade 8c+). These are the directions to climb, from the trail author himself: "There is a trail going up what we made and we always parked on the end of the road in a old quarry. You drive in to the area from the thermae then go right to the end of the road and up an S curve on a gravel road (50m) in to the quarry and Park there. From there you can see a wire fence from a water reservoir, that's where the trail

2022-03-11T13:46:07+00:00By |Free, Nature, Oprtalj-Portole, Pets|

OPRTALJ – CHESTNUT FESTIVAL

ISTRIADUCTION  October | Working time:  Weekend Event | Free Entrance October in Oprtalj is dedicated to Kestenijada. The first manifestation of this kind in Istria offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy this typical autumn fruit growing in the forests of the Oprtalj region. The event takes place in Oprtalj, in four differently different locations but interrelated with the theme of chestnut and riches of autumn fruit. On the square at the parish church pastry and pastry-bakery trades will present the sweet side of gastronomic offer on chestnut basis. Pastry workshops are also organized for all interested parties. At the same location, its products will be presented by producers of agricultural products from Oprtalj Municipality. There are two already traditional exhibitions, hunting trophies and mushrooms, and exhibition of works by participants of a small art colony. On the square at Lođe you can taste salty chestnut based dishes as well as mushroom and game boilers prepared in front of visitors. Raw and roasted chestnuts will be prepared and sold on several locations, along with a large bakery on the square in Lođe. [fusion_map address="latlng=45.38170001674321,13.823513763675578" type="roadmap" width="" height="" zoom="10" scrollwheel="yes" scale="yes" zoom_pancontrol="yes" animation="no" popup="yes" map_style="default" overlay_color="" infobox_content="" infobox="default"

2019-10-30T07:13:14+00:00By |Free, Oprtalj-Portole, Pets, Things to do, ♿|

WONDERFUL LUNCH IN KONOBA TONČIĆ WITH PERFECT VIEW ON THE ĆIĆARIJA MOUNTAIN.

ISTRIADUCTION All Year| Working Time: 12:30-23h  | Free Entrance Agroturizam Tončić, a small farmhouse tavern is a right place to try quality gastro menus with products made in hills on the north side of Istria. There you can try perfectly tasteful creamy garlic, fennel or mushrooms soup with croutons. Also on the menu are gnocchi with “Boškarin” (the white grey long-horned cattle in Istria) goulash or truffles. At the end of gastro offer is dessert, delicious chocolate-mascarpone cake or traditional famous cheesecake. MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS

2024-07-03T10:52:37+00:00By |Free, Gastro, Oprtalj-Portole, ♿|

BIRTHPLACE OF THE TRANSLATOR OF THE BIBLE INTO LATIN – ZRENJ

ISTRIADUCTION All Year| No Working Time | Free Entrance Aproximately 10km from Oprtalj, going up hill you will come to a small place call Zrenj. According to some historical sources Zrenj is the birthplace of St. Jerome (347-420 yr.), Saint and translator of the Bible into Latin. In the center of Zrenj is the church of St. Jurja with a bell tower, from which you can see most of the central Istria. Every year in August is held the International Meeting of accordion, where accordionists from Italy, Slovenia and Croatian meet and performe. Zrenj and nearby villages are famous for their farmhouse restaurants and hunting. Enjoy the local food, comfortable accommodation and natural beauty of the area. [fusion_map address="latlng=45.403850, 13.871276" type="roadmap" zoom="10" scrollwheel="yes" scale="yes" zoom_pancontrol="yes" animation="no" popup="yes" map_style="default" infobox="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" /] MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS

2020-01-29T08:45:18+00:00By |Free, Oprtalj-Portole, Pets, Sights, ♿|

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