My skeptical friends finally understood when I showed them photos of the Venetian-style ... Getting there/getting around: The drive to Istria from Venice in Italy or Zagreb in Croatia is two ...

David Curic/Getty Images Many of the white truffles believed to be from Alba, Italy, were actually from Istria (Credit: David Curic/Getty Images) All that changed when Zigante found that enormous ...

Istria is a heart-shaped peninsula in Croatia that has been compared to Italy, while also being praised ... all while taking "crazy photos" of riders. However, there are also calmer rides for ...

Many are Croats and Slovenes. They became Italians after the War when victorious Italy claimed Istria at the Peace Conference to help “make the Adriatic an Italian lake.” Italy cared little ...

Istria isn’t the sort of place that likes to interrupt. Stand on the shore anywhere between Fažana and Umag, as the sea laps the shingle and families chatter quietly, and you’ll understand: a ...