Giostra

"The Renaissance square and Morosini-Grimani castle of Svetvinčenat, one of Istria's most perfectly preserved medieval villages, provide the stage for knights, archers, horsemen and costumed medieval ladies recreating daily life from the era of Venetian rule."

Festival viteštva Svetvinčenat

"Six local klapa groups serenade the village square in front of the medieval Tar castle in a single open-air evening that distils the a cappella tradition of Dalmatia into an intimate Istrian setting."

Večer klapskih pjesama

"Barban's centuries-old ring-tilting race, first recorded in 1696 and revived in 1976, sees sixteen horsemen in Istrian folk costume galloping a 150-metre track to spear a hanging iron ring in just twelve seconds."

Trka na prstenac

"Rovinj venerates its patron saint Euphemia each 16 September with a procession to the Baroque hilltop basilica that bears her name and houses her 6th-century sarcophagus, accompanied by town festivities on the waterfront below."

Sveta Eufemija

"On the feast day of Rovinj's patron saint, whose sarcophagus miraculously beached itself on the town shore in 800 AD according to legend, the baroque hilltop church of St Euphemia opens its doors for processions and celebrations that have united the fishing community since the early medieval period."

Sv. Eufemija - Feast of Saint Euphemia

"The near-deserted hilltop village of Oprtalj, with its crumbling Venetian loggia and frescoed church, briefly comes alive each autumn for a chestnut festival celebrating the harvest of the surrounding forests with tastings, roasting, and local wine from the Istrian interior."

Dani marunice - Chestnut Festival Oprtalj