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Informations about Istria

About Istria

Location:

Istra is the westernmost County of the Republic of Croatia, the largest Croatian peninsula.

Population:

200 000 inhabitants

Administrative center

City of Pazin, 9227 inhabitans

Weather/Climate:

Istria has a mild Mediterranean climate, with warm and dry summers and mild and pleasant winters. The average air temperature in the coldest period of the year amounts to 6°C, whereas in the warmest 30°C. The lowest sea temperature in March is around 9°C, the highest sea temperature is in August 25°C.

Currency:

National currency is Croatian Kuna(Kn): banknotes of 5,10,20,50,100,200,500,1000 Kunas and coins of 1,2,5,10,20,50 lipas (1 Kn =100 lipas).The money can be exchanged in official exchange offices (banks, post offices, hotels, tourist agencies) according to the current exchange rates.
Also the payments can be by credit cards (Diners, Visa, American Express, Eurocard, Maestro,Mastercard).

Phone nombers
and Internet :

Police: 92
Ambulance: 94
Fire brigade: 93
Breakdown assistance: 987
SOS phone: 112
International code for Croatia : +385
Dialing code for Istria: 052
Cell phones network: 091; 092; 095; 098; 099
Internet access: yes

Elektricity
Drinkable water

220V, frequency: 50Hz ,
Tap water is drinkable all over Croatia.

Informations for drivers

alkotest-allowed 0,005

Arrival:

by airplane: Pula airport
by train: www.hznet.hr
by boat: www.jadrolinija.hr , www.lnp.hr
by road: http://www.arz.hr, http://www.hac.hr, http://www.bina-istra.com/default.aspx

National holidays

1st January	New Year's Day
6th January	Epiphany Easter Monday
1st May	Labour Day Corpus Christi
22nd June	Anti-Fascist Resistance Day
25th June	Statehood Day
5th August	Victory Day and National Thanksgiving Day
15th August	The Assumption of Our Lady
8th October	Independence Day
1st November	All Saints' Day
25th December	Christmas
26th December	St. Stephen's Day

Tradition-Istrian souvenirs

Original Istrian souvenirs are items which, regardless of their simplicity, tell us much about Istria and its people. They attract great attention as they are a perfect combination of traditional culture and modernity.
In search of the best way to express Istria's special features, producers of these souvenirs have often turned to traditional heritage, so that kažuni, folk costumes, earthenware jugs bukalete, traditional houses, Istrian instrument sopele, different types of tools, goat and Istrian ox boškarin are just some of the many motifs taken from the fields, wine cellars and chests that have found their place at fairs or stalls as typical souvenirs /Croatian souvenirs/.

Events in Istria