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NORTHERN ISTRIA · CROATIA

Outdoors

Ride the Parenzana, walk the hills and see inland Istria at human speed.

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Parenzana

The former narrow-gauge railway once linked Trieste and Poreč across 123.1 km. Today its Istrian sections form an evocative trail through tunnels, viaducts, vineyards and hill towns.

Parenzana in Oprtalj
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Ride, don’t race

The strongest way to experience this landscape is not about speed. Stop for views, villages, food and the small details that disappear from a car window.

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Walking country

Local roads and paths around Oprtalj open onto wooded slopes and agricultural land. Choose footwear for uneven surfaces and carry water in warmer months.

Walking country in Oprtalj
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Link the hill towns

Oprtalj works especially well as one point in a route joining Motovun, Grožnjan, Livade and other inland settlements.

Continue exploring

Oprtalj belongs to a larger journey.

Pair the town with Motovun, Grožnjan and the Parenzana for a richer route through Central Istria — not a checklist, but a sequence of landscapes, food and small places with their own pace.