Croatia
Discover Rovinj
Your quick guide to a stay in Rovinj
- Population
- 14.000
- Main airport
- PUY
- Best time to visit
- May to September (avoid August crowds)
- Climate
- Summer 24°C · Winter 7°C
About Rovinj
Rovinj is the kind of place that looks photoshopped before you even raise your camera. The Old Town climbs a steep peninsula in a maze of narrow stone alleys, washing hanging between shuttered windows, and ends at the hilltop Church of St. Euphemia — a 1736 baroque pile with a 60-metre bell tower modelled on the campanile of St Mark's in Venice. Climb the wooden steps inside for a wraparound view of the red-tiled roofs, the small fishing harbour, and the 14 forested islands of the Rovinj archipelago dotting the bay. The Grisia, the steep main lane running up to the church, becomes a single open-air art exhibition every second Sunday in August. Beyond the town, the Zlatni Rt (Punta Corrente) forest park is perfect for sunset walks among cypresses and rocky coves, the Lim Fjord just north makes a beautiful boat trip past oyster farms, and inland the medieval hilltops of Motovun, Grožnjan, and Bale anchor the Istrian truffle and wine country.
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