Tourist Guide

Rovinj is a town of about fourteen thousand people on the west coast of Istria, in Croatia. It was Venetian for five centuries and still looks it. It is small, walkable, and busy in summer — which are the four facts that shape almost every decision you will make about a visit.

How long to come for

Two nights is enough to see the town. A week is enough to stop rushing, use the beaches properly, and take a day trip or two. Most of our guests stay seven nights, arriving and leaving on a Saturday, because that is how the apartments are let in high season.

Getting here

Pula is the closest airport, about forty minutes away. Trieste, Ljubljana, Venice and Zagreb are all realistic alternatives and often cheaper — the trade-off is two to four hours of driving. We arrange transfers from all of them.

What it costs, and the tax nobody mentions

Accommodation is the large number, and it swings hard between June and August. The one that surprises people is the tourist tax: a fixed amount per person per night, paid on arrival, never included in the price of the apartment. Children under 12 do not pay it and 12 to 18 pay half. We will always show it to you separately rather than folding it into a headline figure.

We also register every guest in eVisitor, the Croatian system — which is why we ask for passport details before you arrive. It is a legal requirement for the owner, not an administrative habit of ours.

Where to stay

Inside the old walls is beautiful and has no parking and a great many stairs. The riva is convenient and loud. Borik and Valdaliso are easier with a car and with children. Inland is quiet and needs a car. There is no best answer — there is only the one that fits how you travel, and we would rather ask than guess.