HOUSEWIVES FROM ŽMINJ MAKE SWEET PINCA UNDER THE LID

ISTRIADUCTION In April| Working Time: 11-20h | Free Entrance In small village Paladnjaki in April you can find how hardworking house wives from Žminj baked pinca under the baking lid. Pinca is a delicious sweet bread baked for Easter traditional gathering and served to celebrate the end of Lent. This event has special bond between gastro and traditional culture of Istria. When you arrived in village you need to found agroturisam “Paladnjaki” this is a nice traditional tavern with a big yard. In yard with a pool people are having fun, drinking wine and eating pinca. When you enter tavern, housewife will show you how the pinca was once kneaded and baked by the fireplace. They will explain how to make a pinca and they will share their recipes with you. In one moment group of dancers has entered on event and made the beautiful atmosphere with singing and dancing with their traditional dance”Balun”. Tips: Try to watch and ask housewives about whole process of baking pinca from flour, tricks to tasting. MORE ISTRIAGO

2022-03-02T07:26:02+00:00By |Free, Gastro, Pets, Things to do, Žminj, |

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, |