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The historic medieval hill village of Buzet in Istria, western Croatia

A street of houses and a bar in the historic little medieval village of Roc near Buzet in Istria, western Croatia. The tower of the Parish Church of St Barthol is in the background

A floating platform in the Limski Kanal or Lim Channel in Istria, Croatia. Often described as the only fjord in south Europe, this coastal inlet is actually a ria, not a fjord, because its formation is not glacial in origin. December

The town walls and belltower of the Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary in the medieval village of Hum in Istria, Croatia. The 11th-12th century main entrance gate, Glavna Gradska Vrata, is on the right

The town walls and belltower of the Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary in the medieval village of Hum in Istria, Croatia. The 11th-12th century main entrance gate, Glavna Gradska Vrata, is on the left

The coast of the Kasteja Forest Park - Park Suma Kasteja - in Medulin, Istria, Croatia. Premantura peninsula is in the background. December

The belltower and Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary in the medieval village of Hum in Istria, Croatia, often referred to as the smallest town in the world

The rolling landscape near the central Istrian hill village of Gracisce, Croatia.

Saint Euphemia Church in the medieval coastal town of Rovinj in Istria, Croatia. Called Crkva Sv Eufemija in Croatian, this Baroque Catholic church dates from 1736

The rolling landscape near the central Istrian hill village of Motovun, Croatia.

The rolling landscape near the central Istrian hill village of Motovun, Croatia.

The rolling landscape near the central Istrian hill village of Gracisce, Croatia.

The rolling landscape near the central Istrian hill village of Motovun, Croatia.

An historic residential street in the medieval hill village of Buzet in Istria, western Croatia

The rolling landscape near the central Istrian hill village of Gracisce, Croatia.

The rugged limestone landscape of the Kamenjak National Park on the Premantura peninsula in Medulin municipality, Istria, Croatia. December

The historic hill village of Bale (also called Valle) in Istria, Croatia

The historic hill village of Bale (also called Valle) in Istria, Croatia

The historic hill village of Bale (also called Valle) in Istria, Croatia

The historic hill village of Bale (also called Valle) in Istria, Croatia

The rugged limestone coast of the Kasteja Forest Park - Park Suma Kasteja - in Medulin, Istria, Croatia. Premantura peninsula is in the background, December

The coast of the Kasteja Forest Park - Park Suma Kasteja - in Medulin, Istria, Croatia. Premantura peninsula is in the background. December

A floating platform in the Limski Kanal or Lim Channel in Istria, Croatia. Often described as the only fjord in south Europe, this coastal inlet is actually a ria, not a fjord, because its formation is not glacial in origin. December

December in the Limski Kanal or Lim Channel in Istria, Croatia. Often described as the only fjord in south Europe, this coastal inlet is actually a ria, not a fjord, because its formation is not glacial in origin

The rugged limestone coast of the Kasteja Forest Park - Park Suma Kasteja - in Medulin, Istria, Croatia. December

The rugged limestone coast of the Kasteja Forest Park - Park Suma Kasteja - in Medulin, Istria, Croatia. Premantura peninsula is in the background. December

The coast of the Kasteja Forest Park - Park Suma Kasteja - in Medulin, Istria, Croatia. Premantura peninsula is in the background. December

A floating platform in the Limski Kanal or Lim Channel in Istria, Croatia. Often described as the only fjord in south Europe, this coastal inlet is actually a ria, not a fjord, because its formation is not glacial in origin. December

The coast just south of Medulin, Istria, Croatia. Kasteja Forest Park - Park Suma Kasteja - is in the background, and Premantura peninsula behind that. December

Close-up of a seashore near Pula in Istria, Croatia. Shot it in spring of 2021. Close-up of white rock with a beautiful teal detail.

A floating platform in the Limski Kanal or Lim Channel in Istria, Croatia. Often described as the only fjord in south Europe, this coastal inlet is actually a ria, not a fjord, because its formation is not glacial in origin. December

The coast of the Kasteja Forest Park - Park Suma Kasteja - in Medulin, Istria, Croatia. Medulin town is in the background. December

A floating platform in the Limski Kanal or Lim Channel in Istria, Croatia. Often described as the only fjord in south Europe, this coastal inlet is actually a ria, not a fjord, because its formation is not glacial in origin. December

The coast just south of Medulin, Istria, Croatia, with Kasteja Forest Park - Park Suma Kasteja - on the left. December

December in the Limski Kanal or Lim Channel in Istria, Croatia. Often described as the only fjord in south Europe, this coastal inlet is actually a ria, not a fjord, because its formation is not glacial in origin