Tar - Vabriga, Croatia
Tar and Vabriga, once two villages, now make up one municipality with one side facing the sea, the other the fertile Istrian interior. The hardworking inhabitants of this region engage in agriculture, tourism and fishing. Therefore, tourists can enjoy all the comforts of Istrian cuisine made from fruits of the sea and land and your palette can be treated to some famous Istrian wines.
The idyllic setting is made complete with classical music concerts that are held in summer in the parish church of sv. Martin [St. Martin] at Tar. In this area there are many historic remains more than sixty million years old, traces of dinosaur tracks, bones and mammoth tusks, and the ruins of prehistoric people. Near the town, in Červar and Larun there is an archaeological site that has a former Roman country house, oil mill, amphorae, sunken port...
The nearest beach "Santa Marina" is only 800 m away, while within 100m are numerous restaurants and shops. Poreč and Novigrad are only 5 km away. During your vacation be sure to visit the Amphitheatre in Pula (The Arena) and the beautiful town of Rovinj with the monumental church of St. Euphemia, which are only a 45 minutes drive away. Do not miss the authentic Istrian cuisine with a variety of dishes with truffles, porcini, homemade pasta (fuži and pljukanci) and fish specialties.
