Archive 2012

Lone Wins International Award for Best Design

23.11.2012

After having recently won the Best Congress Hotel in Europe Award, Lone has added another accolade to its collection by winning the prestigious Best Hotel Architecture Design Award at the European Hotel Design Awards 2012 in the New Build of the Year category. The jury described Croatia’s first member of Design Hotels “a stunning piece of architecture on the Istrian coastline”.

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Hotel Lone - the Best Congress Hotel in Europe

20.11.2012

International Hotel Awards has pronounced Maistra’s Hotel Lone in Rovinj the best five-star congress hotel in Europe in 2012. The Lone hotel, noted for its original architecture, stylish design, freshness and exceptional quality, with this award has added another accolade to its collection.

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Jet2.com launches new route from Glasgow to Pula

25.10.2012

Leading leisure airline Jet2.com will start a new route from Glasgow to Pula for summer 2013 making it 4 great UK destinations that Jet2.com now fly to Istria. Flights will be available weekly on Tuesdays starting from 18th June 2013.

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The manager of Fodor's Travel promotes Istria

05.10.2012

“Istria is the hit destination of the future”, says Arabella Bowen, the publishing manager of Fodor's Travel, the world's largest publisher of tourist guides in English. Alongside other popular tourist destinations they voted the Istrian Peninsula as one of the most interesting destinations in 2012.

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Truffle Days in Istria 2012

07.09.2012

Istrian white truffle is one of the best renowned in the world. It matures in the autumn, and this rare delicacy is best tasted right away, freshly picked in its original environment of small inns and renowned restaurants.

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European report: Croatia excels in bathing water quality

05.09.2012

According to the annual report on bathing water quality in Europe, Croatia has outstanding results in terms of cleanliness and safety, of both coastal and inland waters. Over 90 percent of the bathing sites tested in Croatia during 2011 was found to be of excellent quality, testifying once again to the country’s superb achievements in nature and environment issues.

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EnjoyIstra jubilee - 25th edition now available

30.08.2012

With the 25th issue of EnjoyIstra tourist guide just published, there is plenty of reason for contentment, as the periodical is once again confirmed as one of the most prominent Istrian publications of the kind.

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A celebration of Croatian wine and Team Croatia’s first Olympic Medals

14.08.2012

On the day that Team Croatia won their first Olympic Medals (3 August 2012), a wine tasting event of award winning Croatian wines was being held at Croatia House, The Pelham Hotel London. Hosted by the Croatian Chamber of Economy under their ‘Vina Croatia’ brand, guests had the opportunity to taste wines imported into the UK from the four main production regions of Croatia: Istria, Dalmatia, Slavonia and Danube, and Croatian Uplands.

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Istrian shooter Giovanni Cernogoraz wins gold in London!

07.08.2012

The 29-year-old Istria's sports shooter Giovanni Cernogoraz won the Olympic gold medal in men's trap yesterday. In the final shooting event, Cernogoraz faced the reigning world champion Massimo Fabbrizi of Italy, earning Croatia the second gold medal at the London Olympic Games.

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New airline: Pula soon available from Leeds, UK

06.08.2012

British low-budget carrier Jet2.com will introduce a new airline between Pula and Leeds next year. The direct line will operate every Sunday, starting from 26th May 2013; the price of a one-way ticket is € 59,99 per person, including taxes.

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Saving water in Istria

03.08.2012

Welcome to summertime Istria, which once again greets you with sunny weather, clean beaches and excellent Adriatic sea. In order to have your vacation free of care, we hereby inform you that due to a long period of hot and dry weather Istria has recently introduced simple measures of water saving.

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New edition of EnjoyIstra travel guide

26.07.2012

Starting from today, the August edition of EnjoyIstra tourist guide is available on Istra.com, directing travellers towards festivities, historical sites, sporting events and natural beauties to be enjoyed in Istria at summer's peak.

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Vinibuoni d’Italia 2012: Mastery and flavours of Istria

21.07.2012

For the second time now, Istrian wines are featured on the pages of the Vinibuoni d’Italia Guide. After our first delightful experience in Poreč, we continued to take part in a number of other food and wine tastings, and soon we all began to feel a bit like Istrians.

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EnjoyIstra sees its 23rd issue

29.06.2012

The July 2012 issue of the popular EnjoyIstra tourist guide has just been published, announcing a variety of events, sites and activities to be enjoyed in Istria during the following month.

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Istra Gourmet 2012 on mobile devices

18.06.2012

Information regarding the Istrian gourmet offer is spreading to the smartphone – the new application from the Istria Tourist Board for Apple and Android mobile devices enables a simple and efficient search of information concerning restaurants, taverns and tasting rooms for wine and olive oil in Istria.

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The Blue Flag 2012

05.06.2012

Blue Flags are raised these days on 44 beaches and 3 marinas in Istria. The Blue Flag is a project for preserving the sea and coast which has been carried out in Europe since 1987 and includes beaches and marinas.

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