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A walk in the Vignerons de Buzet's vineyard

Les Vignerons de Buzet often organize surprising summer walks in their vineyard. More on our website

Hunting the most precious food in the world - #shareistria Day 2

On Day 2, we went truffle hunting! This was actually my favorite activity in Istria - I really don’t know where else I would have gone truffle hunting!

Our lovely guide Visnja and her brother took Hermes, a truffle hunting dog, and together we went into the woods in search of truffles. After a good walk we sat down to lots of good wine, and a complete truffle meal. So good Imma cry tears of joy just remembering it hahahaha. Thank you Prodan Tartufi for hosting us.

We also visited what is supposed to be the smallest town in the world, Hum. And then we saw a full rainbow!!! Istria, you were amazing.

Thank you #ShareIstria for our Istria tour!

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Croatia: Adriatic Delights

Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | A fascinating land with a hard-fought history in a complex corner of Europe, Croatia is emerging as one of Europe's top destinations. Sampling the very best of Croatia, we start by exploring the fabled Dalmatian Coast from dramatic Dubrovnik to crusty Adriatic island ports. Heading inland, we hike through Plitvice Lakes National Park and enjoy the thriving capital city Zagreb. Our Croatian finale: the Istrian Peninsula and its enchanting port town of Rovinj.

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Istrian Malvasia: A guide to the native variety from Istria, Croatia, with Dimitri Brečević

Dimitri Brečević discusses Istrian Malvasia with in this vineyard interview from Clai d.o.o. One of the most important native grapes in Croatia, the Malvasia from Istria is unique in form and flavour, and requires a certain style of maceration according to Dimitri. The full interview is available on

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The terroir is very specific to our area here, which is white clay, on white stone. We get this very interesting minerality into Malvasia. It is 100% Malvasia in the vineyard, which is the main grape here in Istria.
And tell us about the Istrian Malvasia, because it's slightly different to...
So, Istrian Malvasia is an interesting grape but in the same way it is a tricky grape. You know? Because, it makes pretty aromatic wines, pretty powerful wine, like style wine you know, pretty high structure, but the only thing is that this kind of grape if you want to make it in a natural way - which is our kind of vinification, we make natural wines - it needs to be macerated. So, it's famous name is now what we call orange wine, so an orange wine is actually a white wine made with skin contact maceration. It's a traditional way to make this fermentation here in Istria, it was always done like that. It is a little bit lost now because people want to go in the modern way because they want to use enzymes and yeast and this and that, you know? To press it correctly and ferment it correctly... We don't use anything of that. That's why we need to make this old school fermentation with maceration. So this kind of vinification is really, really adapted to Malvasia. It makes very rich and very powerful wine.

And so, in terms of the properties of the grape, when you are doing a skin fermentation of Malvasia, how does it work? In the thickness of the skins, the aromatic properties?

It has very, very thick skin and it is very, very high viscosity (I don't know if you can say this word actually?) We can see, if we press the grape, you see that the main part of the juice stays in the meat of the grape (- I don't know - ) that's why the maceration is really important because the work of the enzymes, the natural enzymes which are on the skin of the grape, after the work of the yeast, will completely destroy the structure of the flesh and will deliver some of the juice. So that's why the maceration is very important with Malvasia, because if you just press it as a normal grape - let's say Chardonnay or Sauvignon, or whatever - just press it, you need to press for hours and hours and hours, if you want to get this normal 60-65% of juice, you know? So that's why the maceration is definitely adapted to this variety.


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Overview of Croatia

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It's hard to sum up Croatia in one video, but this might give you a glimpse of how much this country has to offer. Rolling countrysides, exquisite islands, dynamic cities, beautiful people and equally beautiful food-we ventured to Istria, Split and the islands of Brac & Hvar. Here's my experience of Croatia, with a side of biking, truffles and the Adriatic.

WHAT IS TRUFFLE HUNTING? || GROZNJAN || NOVIGRAD || TRAVEL ISTRIA || CROATIA VLOG #7

CROATIA VLOG || TRUFFLE HUNTING || GROZNJAN || NOVIGRAD || ISTRIA || TOP THINGS TO DO CROATIA

We left Motovun to drive to Rovinj, but en route we stopped at picturesque Groznjan and Novigrad. In Groznjan we learned about what it takes to hunt for truffles and how much they're worth. We were disappointed by a land train in Novigrad.

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Pinguentumlapse - Valley View :: Buzet, Istria, Croatia :: hren | plethora of creativity

New series of short time-lapse videos Pinguentumlapse of a magnificent small town Buzet and its surroundings.

In this episode 002 Buzet Valley View of Pinguentumlapse series the theme is the valley view of this small town. The time-lapse is shot in the day just before the sunset with motion pan/tilt and done in 4K resolution.

Buzet lies in the very heart of the northern part of Croatian Istria. It covers an area of 165 km2, with about 6,000 inhabitants.The old town of Buzet is situated on a 150-meter-high hill overlooking the fertile Mirna river valley, whereas the new part of the town called Fontana, spreads at the foot of the hill. Buzet is also known as the City of Truffles since it is situated in an area rich in this highly prized underground fungus.

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Croatia: An Odd Accommodation

In our travels, we've stayed in many unique accommodations - this is a tour one of the oddest. From the food and travel website,

From Hum, Croatia (the Smallest Town in the World): Hum Wine and Bread Soup

A local, traditional and uniquely delicious soup to share with good friends. From the food and travel website,

Croatia - Kruscic Bakery

Edinburgh Foody visits Kruscic Bakery in Split, Croatia and discovers how to make spinach and cheese puffs

Adriatic Amble 2019 Full Tour Movie

Our season begins with the Adriatic Amble, riding through Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina. We also have a completely new fleet of 2019 BMWs to play with!

The weather was a bit uncooperative as we woke up to snow down to 500 meters and lots of snow closing the passes. Most everyone still got out for a short shakedown ride anyway and the sun promises to warm things up tomorrow as we head south.

Absolutely gorgeous day on the #adriaticamble! Empty roads with twisty pavement through Slovenia to lunch then a hop across the border into Croatia. We stopped at an outdoor war museum in Karlovac and then more lovely roads to our glamping hotel at Plitvicka Lakes.

We started off with a morning walk through Plitvicka Lakes on the #adriaticamble before crossing into Bosnia & Herzegovina. Lovely weather, spring green scenery, and serpentine roads to our hotel in the highest town in BIH. Awoke to rain but still had a fun day as we rode to Sarajevo.

Great free day on the #adriaticamble with a guided waking tour of Sarajevo. What a fascinating and beautiful city despite the recent travesty of war. Under siege for 44 months they are a strong and determined kind-hearted people.

It was a spectacular day to Mostar- Stari Grad on the #adriaticamble. First stop was the Sarajevo Tunnel. During the 44 month siege of Sarajevo this tunnel was the only access to the surrounding city. Onward to D-0 ARK / Tito's Bunker which was the biggest secret of the former Yugoslavia.

Then we got down to the business of riding. More stunning scenery, fun roads, and curious bridges. All in all it was an excellent day!

It was hard to say goodbye to Mostar but on we must go to Žabljak, Montenegro. Our hotel is at 1450 meters above sea level with a stunning view of Mount Durmitor. Unfortunately, we arrived and left in the rain.

The next day, on the #adriaticamble, we headed to Dubrovnik, Croatia for a spectacular double overnight on the Adriatic.

A sense of awe inevitably takes over when you set eyes on the beauty of the Dubrovnik - Old Town. It is hard to imagine anyone becoming jaded by views of the city's marble streets, baroque buildings, and the endless shimmer of the Adriatic. On our guided evening walking tour, Nikolina shared with us the magic of her city. She perfectly timed the rain to hold off until the end of the tour!

I spent the last few days driving the van on the #adriaticamble so this is from a slightly different perspective.

First from Dubrovnik, Croatia to Omis. Overcast skies but mostly dry. The view from our hotel is one of my favorites on this tour.

Onward to Pag, Croatia under gorgeous sunny skies where our beachfront accommodation was filled with good food, beer, and lots of laughter. On the way, we stopped in Zadar to hear the sea organ.

On our way to Buzet, Istarska, Croatia we stopped for a walkabout and a picnic in Senj before arriving at our hotel with spectacular views from up high before we rolled back to Bled, Slovenia for our final dinner.

Vacation in Croatia and Serbia

Adventures and friends in Croatia and Serbia, Nikola Tesla birthplace to ashes, Umag, Buzet, Belgrade, Smiljan, Trakoscan Castle, Zagreb, and many more locations! A very busy two weeks!

MOTOVUN || TRAVEL CROATIA || PLACES TO GO ISTRIA || CROATIA VLOG #5

CROATIA VLOG || MOTOVUN || ISTRIA || TOP THINGS TO DO CROATIA

After Plitvice we drove west into Istria and spent a couple of nights in the Hilltop town of Motovun. It was a cool place with some stunning views. The rain meant we didn't do too much on our first night but we spent the next day wandering round in the lovely sunshine and taking in the essence of Istria. We rounded off the day by having a drink with a view and then some pizza!

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Bike Tour through Istria - Croatia in May 2018

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Croatia´s most amazing region. Istria in a flyover

See the cities of Porec, Motovun, Tar, Rogovici and the Zelena Laguna from above. Enjoy the flight.



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Everything You Need To Know About TRUFFLES!

We head to Buzet, Istria, Croatia to do some truffle hunting with the Prodan Tartufi family and their dogs!

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