ROVINJ is a town that has lived with the sea
for centuries. Thanks to the sea, the town has its riches, its style,
its mentality, its development and its future. The town of Rovinj is
today oriented towards the protection of environment and towards
accepting and meeting all the challenges of modern tourism. The entire
coastline of the Rovinj area is protected as natural heritage as well as
all of the twenty-two small and larger islands around the town.
The attractive power of the island of St. Catherine comes from its
sunshine, crystal sea, clean air, and calm, shady places. Because of the
variety of its plant life the Red Island is also called the 'flower-garden'.
Besides, the beautiful area with so many hidden bays and corners of this
green paradise amidst the sky-blue Adriatic provides you with all the
necessary amenities required by a modern tourist.
This is true for the entire coast of the Rovinj area: it is a
combination of the original traditional values and all the conveniences
of the present time, a place full of contrasts, with calm corners for
contemplation on one hand, and exuberant zest for life of the present
time, on the other. The search for unique scenery for his stories
brought to Istria even the father of science fiction, Jules Verne. One
part of his novel Mathias sandorf is set in Rovinj.
Numerous writers from the past centuries,
just like Jules Verne, with great enthusiasm praised Rovinj and its
beauty. Many drawings from earlier periods may be considered as kind of
tourist guides although this was probably not their original purpose.
This ancient settlement (3rd cent.) was first mentioned in a document
written by an anonymous author of Ravenna from the beginning of the 8th
century. Today, as well as in the past, this lavishly beautiful scenery
attracts a large number of visitors under its spell. Almost two hundred
years ago, a Roman writer observed: "In Istria, the Roman patricians
feel like gods..." |
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