Istria
is a unique and specific European territory through which
Central Europe descended to the warm sea: or, the other way
around, the Adriatic Sea has cut its way around Istria into
Central Europe, embracing the Istrian peninsula from two
sides.
In Istria, olives thrive-it is the northernmost
area they reached, where they got adjusted to the land and
the people. By the sea, and inland, the asparagus grows, a
delicacy of the early spring. By the sea and somewhat further
in the interior, the figs thrive: the grapevine and wheat
grows on the whole of Istria. Wheat fields and vineyards are
extending to the sea on the western Istrian coast-a scene
which could rarely be found anywhere else except in Istria.
This is the strongest Mediterranean feature of Istria: it
belongs to the Mediterranean by its history, monuments,
landscapes, products of the soil and the Mediterranean way of
life. And the people love to talk and sing. They like to
share their goods with their friends.
Since times immemorial, the
guests, known and unknown, were welcomed with bread and wine. The bread for
life, the wine for joy of life. This is Istria-it should be experienced as
such.
