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In the Adriatic Sea on that point is a peninsula named Istria. It lies as the biggest peninsula in this neighborhood between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner. Istria consist to three Nations. The greatest region of the penisula is croatian, a littler piece in the north is slovene and in the west a small region surrounding the town Muggia consist to Italy. So Istria is bilingual: either croatian and italian or slovenian and italian.

Historically Istria has been the witness of many subjection. The Roman, Greek, Teuton, Venetian, Habsburg and Slav have odd at that place ethnical marks in this nation. A lot of of the historic sites are still seeable in the architectures of the villages. The much oldest sight is the southernmost town of Istria ´Premantura´, which has already been populated in the Bronze Age.

Istria offers an round 430 km long coastline with a lot of the nearly beautiful beaches one can see in the neighborhood of the Adriatic Sea. But besides the heartland has an interesting diversified nature. More than one third of Istria is wood. The other two third are full fruightful valleys with wineyards and olive trees or mound with towns, from which a wide view is possible. The climate in Istria is mild. Annual round about 2300 sunny days create a mediterranean feeling in Istria.

In the next of the southern sea-coast is the greatest city and economic midpoint of Istria named ´Pula´. In Pula tourists can do an ancient sightseeing-tour to a big amphitheatre, which was built under the imperator Augustus in the age of the romans. Furthermore they can see the Triumphal Arch of the Sergia, the Porta Aurea, Hercules’ Gate and Twin Gates. Nearby is the cove-lined south sea-coast with a partially virgin nature. Close to Pula are likewise the Brijuni (or Brioni) islands, an archipelago with the national park of the Istrian country.

In the northwest of Istria live less than twenty people unitedly in the tiny town Hum. Hum is known as the smallest town of the world. But it is likewise very famous for its medieval architecture. One last noteworthiness is the exquisite wine of Istria, which goes back to a long tradition of wine growing.