Istria - the mountains and the seaside

Day on the bus today tripping between picture perfect Istrian towns - Motovan, Porec and Rovinj. A pretty impressive 5 km road tunnel tales you through the mountain range and then you are back in the rolling hills and forest of continental Istra. Motovan was up on a hill and very pretty dating back to Romans and then Venetians, with an intact wall and very cute stone houses and shops inside.








The weather threatened on and off all day but the sun shone again when we got back to the coast and Porec with its 5th century church, the Euphrasian Basilica. This church had some lovely Roman mosaics in many layers under the floors and a working church with some Byzantine mosaics on the ceiling . Graeme and Julie climbed the bell tower for a lovely view of the surrounding waters ( much to the dismay of our guides who were vainly trying to keep us all together and on schedule for the day )




Last stop was another pretty seaside town of Rovinj where we were let loose for a late lunch and exploration of the town and church. Another tower climb for the intrepid and icecream and shopping for the less so. Lots of tourists here so it was pretty busy at the port and in the markets.








See you soon

Love Wendy and Graeme