If all the roads in the world lead to Rome, than all the roads in Istria lead to Žminj, a small town in Central Istria. Visit Žminj’s traditional fair Bartulja, the largest in Istria, held on last Saturday in August, eat in the fairy-tale agritourism Paladnjaki or visit the beautiful cave of Feštinsko Kraljevstvo. But that’s not all!

If you want to learn how to make traditional Istrian pasta and a special kind of bread baked in a steel mold, or just see how these rustic delicacies are created, call Evelina Orbanić from the nearby village of Orbanići. She makes pljukanci, fuži, gnocchi, ravioli and all kinds of pasta you can imagine. You won’t be bored, guaranteed.