ISTRIA ROAD TRIP | Rovinj, Pula, and Porec - Croatia Travel Vlog

Today we are out exploring one of Croatia's most beautiful regions, Istria!
Istria is located in the north of Croatia and is known for its stunning coastline and quaint hill towns.
The first stop on our mini road trip is the city of Pula. Pula is best known for its Arena, which is one of the most well preserved amphitheater's in the world. We also enjoyed walking through the old town/Roman Forum and seeing the Temple of Augustus.
We then headed to Istria's gem, Rovinj. Rovinj is technically in Croatia but it felt like we were back in Italy! Rovinj used to be ruled by the Republic of Venice and the Italian influence is all over. There is even a direct ferry that will take you from Rovinj to Venice. A few things to enjoy while in Rovinj are strolling along the harbor, take in the views from the cathedral, explore the old town, and shop the farmer's market.
Our last stop along the coastline was the city of Porec. Porec is where we stayed for the weekend as we explored the coastline and hill towns. We mainly spent our time here relaxing by the beach.
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-- Sammy and Tommy
Episode 038 | Istria, Croatia | Filmed June 2019
#Pula #Rovinj #Porec #Croatia #Istria #CroatiaTravelVlog
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[@SammyandTommy]

Filmed Pre-covid. Happy Sunday everyone! In this video we are exploring Croatia’s northern region, Istria. Istria has a beautiful coastline with a heavy Italian influence. (Croatia meets Italy...what could be better than that?!) This video makes it into my top 5 favs so far, hope you enjoy. 💞!

[@davidetoffoletto9981]

Istria has a heavy Italian influence because cities like Rovigno were inhabitate by over 97% autoctonous Italian speaking people since 1000 years... Venetian and Italian architecture is everywhere, did you wonder why? Search in Wikipedia for Exodus Giuliano about how Croatia and Slovenia killed the Italians of this region

[@bsainsbury1793]

Why do you have to qualify "Pre-Covid?" I watch these kinds of videos as an escape. Don't want to see masks or any weirdness. Don't want to even hear the word "Covid" honestly. Just fun and possibilities.

[@robertrauter8459]

as a Croatian living abroad....I keep rewatching this......35 years and still remember it.....thank you guys.....

[@Forghed]

Such beautiful places, thank you for sharing, keep up the work and keep creating! All the best!

[@SammyandTommy]

Thank you 😊

[@Ali-vj6we]

It’s pronounced like EEEEEEstria. I loved that you enjoyed our beautiful slice of Heaven

[@SammyandTommy]

Thank you! We are terrible with pronunciation but we are always trying to get better!

[@danbet7710]

POREC AND Opatilja in the north are also great as are the inland hillside towns like Motovun and Groznjan etc. Croatia is a gem

[@SammyandTommy]

Dan we clearly have the exact same taste in travel! We didn’t say it it the video but the beach at the end was in Porec and our next video is the hillside towns 💞

[@darrensashastravels3108]

Awesome video again guys, Loved the bloopers! 😂👌🏻

[@SammyandTommy]

Haha these bloopers were too funny! Sometimes words are hard 😂 Thanks you guys!

[@marissapagala8855]

Hi, Beautiful Sammy and Handsome tommy.. All I can say is wow..... awesome place.. Thank you for continuing sharing different places you visit.. God bless yo the both of you 😘

[@SammyandTommy]

Hi Marissa! We are so happy you are enjoying the videos , thank you for your kind words 💖🤗

[@joanneyoung904]

I have been to other places in Croatia is one I really want to visit once we are allowed to travel again. thanks for your amazing footage

[@SammyandTommy]

Yes we definitely recommend it 👍 Thanks for your sweet comments Joanne 🤗

[@edwardduarte5123]

Nice. I ran out of time two months ago. I will be in Pula, and Plitvce in April. Great video.

[@SammyandTommy]

That’s awesome! We hope you having an amazing trip Edward ✈️ 🇭🇷

[@tiberiualexandru4826]

Really enjoyed the vibe of this video. Reminded me of my trip in slovenia

[@SammyandTommy]

Thanks 👊 Really appreciate the kind comments 🍻

[@vjc4964]

Thank you for an amazing video of my homeland ❤️you are beautiful couple 👌greetings from Toronto 🙋‍♀️

[@SammyandTommy]

Thanks so much for the sweet comment! Appreciate it 🥰

[@our4feettravelers760]

a good road trip is always grate

[@SammyandTommy]

We sure do love them! ☺️

[@akayong7347]

After badass stop watch

[@mikek404]

Your videos are brilliant, exactly what I needed to see now that we can't travel just yet! Brings me lots of memories from Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro. Went twice, 2019 and 2020 and I can't wait to go again ASAP! Greetings from UK, keep up the good work.

[@SammyandTommy]

Thanks so much Mike! We really appreciate your compliments! That’s awesome you have been twice! Thanks for sharing! Nice meeting you 🍻

[@xavdanda]

Nice video... thanks! Actually the region of Istria lies in three countries: Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. By far the largest portion (89%) lies in Croatia. "Croatian Istria" is divided into two counties, the larger being Istria County in western Croatia. Important towns in Istria County include Pula, Poreč, Rovinj, Pazin, Labin, Umag, Motovun, Buzet, and Buje. The northwestern part of Istria lies in Slovenia: it is known as Slovenian Istria, and includes the coastal municipalities of Piran/Pirano, Izola, and Koper. North of Slovenian Istria, there is the smallest portion of Istria, the Italian, which consists of the comunes of Muggia and San Dorligo della Valle with Santa Croce (Trieste) lying farthest to the north.

[@geraldinefrank3388]

great video, thank you ❤

[@eradelia2598]

I’ve been in Pula 3 times and each time was an amazing experience. I love Croatia 🇭🇷 but that city hold a very special place in my heart. Nice people, they need to speak more English and less German 😜. Kidding. Greetings from Albania ❤️

[@SammyandTommy]

Lucky you! We can see why you keep going back! That city is indeed very special 🥰 Thank you for watching and the sweet comment! Appreciate you 🤗

[@eradelia2598]

No , Thank you 🙏 for visiting our region and sharing such a positivity comments with us and the world. Very grateful. Such a nice couple. God bless both of you ❤️

[@GodricThe]

Osijek registration on that Opel Adam.

[@GodricThe]

Roman buildings were colorful

[@mohsinraza2505]

Great city awesom. Love from pakistan.❤

[@khromburst6671]

Hi I'll be heading to Croatia soon hopefully! Could you tell me how much your car hire was? Thanks!

[@davidsantos8289]

Guys amazing content!!! So beautiful which drone do you guys use? Your footage is fantastic!!

[@SammyandTommy]

Hi David 👋 Thanks for the awesome compliment. This was all shot with the original Mavic Air.

[@davidsantos8289]

@@SammyandTommy excellent i just bought the Mavic mini 2 and omg it's the best purchase i have done. It's so beautiful to overfly the skies like a bird. I think it's even a better purchase than our PS5 hav😂🎉😂

[@SammyandTommy]

@@davidsantos8289 Great purchase 👍 That Mavic mini 2 is amazing! So jealous of your PS5!

[@davidsantos8289]

@@SammyandTommy hahhaha don't be i will trade it for your travel experiences anytime!!🌊⛱️🎉

[@andnowyouknow3363]

Thanks for showcasing Istria. However, I have decided not to include it in my Croatia road trip as I don't find it appealing as other parts of the country. I believe these videos help not only in showing people what to see if they do plan to go, but also show people to make up their mind to whether they should include them in their plans or not.

[@mishiknezevic5102]

❤️👍🏻

[@SammyandTommy]

🙏😊

[@susanr1903]

Likeit

[@lissagiulioni2985]

Less of the girl and guy and more of beautiful Croatia.

[@SammyandTommy]

haha thanks for the feedback 😂

[@TheKroate78]

in rovinj live a american woman, simular age like you... she removed from usa to croatia, cause she fallen in love with our nation

[@SammyandTommy]

Sounds wonderful!

[@TheKroate78]

@@SammyandTommy Ashley Colburn

[@johnjackson3738]

@@TheKroate78 you speak good English. Do you happen to speak Italian also? We know Croats who speak 5 languages fluently.

[@catpavel4359]

11:21 Tommy the guy is asking you to decide because in the Balkans the ladies have about .5% say vs the men....obviously coming from upside down USA you sounded surprised he even asked you

[@matija987]

When u live in Pula lol

[@SammyandTommy]

Lucky you! Such a beautiful place!

[@matija987]

@@SammyandTommy thx

[@nawellouahchia1409]

15 kn is like 2-3$

[@cristian8471]

Ahm….. Pula means “dick “ in Romanian 😂 You should have bought towels and postcards and made some money in Bucharest 😋

[@matija987]

The pronunciation….

[@SammyandTommy]

😳😳

[@matija987]

You can look it up, the locals hate miss pronunciation

[@matija987]

Life advice 😂

[@SammyandTommy]

@@matija987 for sure. It’s a work in progress ;)

[@louisefun3095]

All you see is italian-venetian, occupied by Jugoslavia in 1945 and by Croatia in 1991. These old towns are really italian!!!

[@frankbutaric3565]

Well my grandmother was born in Sumber Istra. She became a citizen in four countries and never moved. Borders change in Europe. I grew up in Labin, plenty of non Italian history there as it goes back 4K years

[@louisefun3095]

@@frankbutaric3565 Well I assume your grandmother was born before 1945, so she was born in Sumberg, Istria, Kindom of Italy correct? If she was born before 1920, she was born in Schömberg, Istrien, Kaisertum Österreich. Sumber is the slavicized version of the correct German name of the village Schömberg.

[@marinamaras4067]

Istria had many rulers,not all of them were italian-venetian. After all, Croats live there from 7th century. As for occupation, you've lost many lands including colonies. That happens when you loose wars.

[@louisefun3095]

@@marinamaras4067 That is wrong, Croats haven t lived there from rhe 7th century. They settled there under Venetian rule, most of them came in the 17 century as refugees from Turkish occupied land. The Venetians gave them land and houses in some interior villages, you read all that in historic documents, read the books about Istria.

[@marinamaras4067]

@@louisefun3095 Most of them...buahahahah... at least read wikipedia: Romans( end 476), Bizantine empire (Greeks),Ilirians (natives), Slavics in 7th century, Venetians in 13th centuary, Napoleon (todays France), Austro-Hungarian empire (Austria-large part of todays Italy) and many more.Kingdom of Italy between I. and II.second world war. Anyway, don't start the war you can't finish .(Mussolini in II.world war). Can I qoute you:'You read that in historic documens...hahaha