ISTRIA, Croatia — Forget the "If it's Tuesday, it must be Belgium" slogan. In less than an hour, I had gone through three countries. Landing at the airport in Venice, Italy, I motored through a ...

The Istria peninsula and the Kvarner Gulf are Croatia at its best. From Belle Epoque seaside resorts to Venetian-style waterfront villages, here’s what to see.

Istria is a magnet for Italian, German and Slovenian families, making crowds swell in its towns and villages over the school summer holidays. That, and the heat — increasingly nudging towards ...

Of the beaches in Istria, Njive is among the favourites, with Places of Juma labelling it a "real dream beach". They continued: "It is probably one of the most gorgeous bays in all of Croatia.

In just 15 years, Croatia's Istrian peninsula in the nothern Adriatic has become one of the world's best producers of olive oil, decorated with top industry awards.

During the last couple of years one of the most popular climbing areas in Croatia’s Istria region is Kompanj, close to Buzet. Kompanj is one of the most important crags in the area, both in terms of ...