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Istria: Europe's All-purpose Peninsula

  1. Draguć, a hill town in Istria's interior.

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  2. A yacht pulling in to the main pier in Rovinj.

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  3. Tartini square, in Piran.

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  4. Frescoes in the Chapel of St. Roch, in Draguć.

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  5. The five-part Petit Delices entrée at Valsabbion hotel and restaurant, outside Pula.

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  6. Istria's rocky coves, like this one in Rovinj, turn the coast into a summertime playground.

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  7. Valsabbion's lobby and alfresco dining area.

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  8. Pula's Roman amphitheater, the Arena.

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  9. The view from Valsabbion.

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  10. The James Joyce statue, at Caffe Uliks in Pula.

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  11. Pazin's 10th-century castle sits on the edge of a gorge that splits the town in two.

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