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The largest resort in Istria - and, indeed, in Croatia – POREČ of those places that have been irredeemably spoiled by mass tourism - impossible to avoid. There's a huge influx of tourists here every su pying a total,

North of Rovinj, the main route detours inland around the Limski kanal, a turquoise fjord lined with thick woods rising sheer on either side, which cuts a deep green wedge into the Istrian mainland.

Northwest of the main square, Trg maršala Tita, the narrow pedestrianized alleyway of Grisia passes through a cute – if relatively unspectacular – Baroque archway before climbing steeply through the heart of the old town to St Euphemia's Church

There are few more pleasant towns in Istria than ROVINJ (Rovigno). Delicately poised between medieval port and modern tourist resort, it has managed better than anywhere else along the peninsula's west coast to preserve