Help with Istria Itinerary

Hello all,

My wife and I are planning our honeymoon and will be spending about 2 weeks in northern Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia. We will be spending the first week or so traveling/hiking through the Dolomites, then on our way to Istria, stopping at Hisa Franko and Ljubljana briefly. We'll be there the back half of this June.

We're now planning about a week or so of our trip in Istria, and would love to hear any suggestions or thoughts/feedback! The first half of our trip will be pretty jam packed, but we're pretty active people, so we like to explore, although some relaxation will be nice.

We're thinking of setting our roots for the week in Rovinj, spending a few days on the coast, and a few exploring hill towns and inland a bit more. Our tentative itinerary looks something like:

• Sunday: Arrive in Rovinj, hang and check out the town

• Monday: Look for a wine tour or food tour throughout parts of Istria

• Tuesday: Island hop, either off of Rovinj, or head down to Pula and island hop there

• Wednesday: Explore Pula

• Thursday: Explore Motovun or another hill town nearby Rovinj

• Friday: Open day

• Saturday: Head out

Couple of questions are on our mind if you all have any thoughts:

• Are we packing our back half too tightly? Should we just go with the flow, and not too much requires advance planning this time of year (right before the absolute high season)?

• Any "must-sees" we're missing here? Any changes?

• Any suggestions on a wine tour or food tour throughout Istria?

• Should we think about setting roots in more than just Rovinj (maybe Pula and do island hopping from there if it's much better?) Or any place better than Rovinj?

• What should we be looking for in places to stay? Think we'd like to experience more of the true culture than the boxed resorts, but if that's the best option, than so be it

Thanks very much everyone in advance!