We moved onto Rovinj and I must say one of my favourite places of our visit so far. Rovinj is on the west side of the Istrian peninsula and is a lovely historic fishing port. The old town has a maze of narrow streets with tightly packed colourful houses sprawling down to the seafront. The town is packed with character, a tangle of cobbled streets leading to the hilltop church of St. Euphemia which dominates the skyline. The town overlooks 14 islands providing the perfect coastline view. The town was originally an island and 250 years ago the narrow channel which separated it from the mainland was filled in. Along with the church there is also the Balbi Arch and was once the entrance to Rovinj a symbol of the Venetian Empire.
The harbour front spreads along the coastline, providing Rovinj with multi viewpoints in various directions. A lively active fishing port with numerous cafes, bars, and restaurants you can enjoy, while relaxing and taking in the views and atmosphere.
The campsite we stayed at had a water taxi, taking you straight into the centre of Rovinj and only took 20 minutes. Many a visit to this amazing port, we wondered the streets, found many a lovely bar to sit at with our favourite one being in a bar that was cut into the side of the rock with a great view of the sunset, harbour with the sound of the waves.
We also found a lovey Irish bar which we frequented a few nights to chat about our travels, the experience so far and our plans and expectations for the coming months ahead. This adventure has been exactly what we wanted plus more. Spending so much time in each other’s company has been great and we still have loads to talk about! I am so grateful to have this opportunity and the ability to travel and to step outside of normal life and start to see more of the world. I will post more about the emotions, feeling and experiences of travelling.
Having loved Rovinj, I was keen to show my daughter Selina when she came to visit us whilst we were in Pula. We hired a speed boat and zoomed along the coastline, arriving at the port of Rovinj a couple of hours later having enjoyed some of the islands and coastline along the way. We moored our little speed boat and wondered around the town with them admiring the narrow-cobbled streets, historical buildings, and atmosphere. We had drinks in a bar on the port front then after another walk around the town we had tapas and cocktails in our favourite bar admiring the view. Back onto the speed boat we headed back arriving just as the sun went down.
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