Slatka Istra
On the eve of the Assumption, the hilltop village of Vižinada fills its old-town square with the aromas of traditional Istrian sweet pastries and cakes, celebrating a craft pastry heritage rarely found outside local homes.
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"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
"Poreč revives its Venetian-era heritage each mid-September with the historic Giostra festival, featuring medieval costumes, traditional games, and period music in the old town's streets and squares."
Giostra
"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
"A competitive cook-off and tasting festival celebrating bučnica, the beloved Zagorje pumpkin-and-curd strudel, with the coveted Zlatna buča award presented to the best recipe of the year."
Bučnica Fest
"The medieval salt-pan town of Ston marks its ancient salt-production heritage across three weeks, with specially priced restaurant menus showcasing local dishes, wines and the salt that has made this walled village famous since the 14th century."
Festival soli Ston
"Ston's medieval salt pans, harvested without interruption since the 14th century, are celebrated each late summer with restaurant menus built around the local salt and wines, guided salt-harvest tours, and live music by the ancient walls."
Festival Solana
"A centuries-old white-wine fair rooted in the 1400 Kastav town statute, Bela nedeja celebrates the first pressing of belica, the indigenous Kastav white grape, with craft stalls, folk traditions, old trade demonstrations, and a lively village market in the medieval old town."
Bela nedeja
"The small harbour village of Veli Lošinj celebrates the Adriatic mussel with a dedicated summer festival of seafood tastings, local wine, and live music on the waterfront of one of the Lošinj archipelago's most charming coves."
Veli Lošinj Mussel Fest