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Rovinj

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Rovinj (rô`vēnyə), Ital. Rovigno d'Istria, town (1991 pop. 12,910), in Croatia, on the Istrian coast of the Adriatic Sea. It is a seaport with shipbuilding and fishing industries. Rovinj belonged to Venice from 1283 until 1797, when it passed to Austria. Italy acquired it in 1918, and it was ceded to Croatia, then a constitute republic of Yugoslavia, in 1947. The town has an institute of marine biology and an 18th-century cathedral.


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Of all the beaches in the country, the best is easily the relatively unknown Red Island Beach, which is only accessible by taxi boat from Rovinj.
Slovenia's so small, you can cover lots by car and even pop abroad - we had days in Trieste in Italy and Porec and Rovinj in Croatia - both lovely, if touristy seaside towns.
Slovenia's so small, you can cover lots by car and even pop abroad - we had days in Trieste in Italy and Porec and Rovinj in Croatia (both lovely, if touristy seaside towns.
 
 
 
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