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Cultural Walking Adventure
One of this tour’s fine hotels
Our goal is always to find the most interesting and memorable lodging a region offers. Here's one of our favorites from this itinerary. For a complete list, please call or email us.
Villa Milenij
A private villa situated on the grounds of 5 star Hotel Milenij offers memorable luxury on the Istrian Peninsula. The villa is situated in the center of the fashionable town of Opatija, surrounded by St. Jacob's Park and the seaside promenade—the famous "lungomare". In addition to luxurious guest rooms decorated in the Luis XV style, the villa has its own private breakfast room and terrace, as well as access to the hotel's amenities including: an indoor-outdoor pool, Finnish sauna, Turkish bath, Jacuzzi, solarium, and spa.
Villa MilenijA private villa situated on the grounds of 5 star Hotel Milenij offers memorable luxury on the Istrian Peninsula. The villa is situated in the center of the fashionable town of Opatija, surrounded by St. Jacob's Park and the seaside promenade—the famous "lungomare". In addition to luxurious guest rooms decorated in the Luis XV style, the villa has its own private breakfast room and terrace, as well as access to the hotel's amenities including: an indoor-outdoor pool, Finnish sauna, Turkish bath, Jacuzzi, solarium, and spa.
Where the tour begins and ends
Starting Point: Venice, Italy - 2:30 pm
Ending Point: Venice, Italy - 3:00 pm
What the weather is like
Istrian Peninsula has a warm, balmy climate. We will be spending our time along the coast where the warm sunshine is moderated by the winds that blow off the Adriatic Sea.
| Average Daily Highs (°F) |
May | June | July | Sept. | Oct. |
| Venice | 70 | 76 | 81 | 74 | 64 |
| Rovinj | 68 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 64 |
Background reading
Croatia, A Nation Forged in War -
Marcus Tanner
A modern history of Croatia from its medieval origins to the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia to 1995, when thousands of Serbs fled Krajina. It is an absorbing and largely sympathetic portrait of Croatia.
How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed - Slavenka Drakulic
These short essays capture the absurdity, struggle and day-to-day reality of being a woman in Yugoslavia under Communism. Drakulic is a Croatian journalist, novelist and contributing editor at The Nation.
Inns that are out
Leisurely stays in the region’s most distinctive lodgings mean we end each day in Croatia in luxury. Tours here stay in accommodations that are beautifully sited boutique properties.
Lonely Planet’s top 10 regions for 2011 ranked Istria #2!
"Tone Tuscany down a notch or two – thin the tourist hordes, lower the prices, sprinkle a little mystique – and you get Istria. Shaped like a heart, this Italian-flavored peninsula of 3600 sq km is where continental Croatia meets the Adriatic. In summer months, the sun-and-sea set storms the resort-lined coast, or so-called ‘blue Istria’. For art, food, wine and an offbeat vibe, head to the interior, nicknamed ‘green Istria’ – a bucolic dream of rolling hills, hilltop villages, rural B&Bs and farmhouse restaurants."Inns that are out
of this world
Leisurely stays in the region’s most distinctive lodgings mean we end each day in Croatia in luxury. Tours here stay in accommodations that are beautifully sited boutique properties.
