Croatia's big secret

There are no beaches but the port of Poreč is well worth a visit, says John Clarke, who also comments on Croatian music and driving.

The Adriatic port, on the northernmost part of Croatia, manages a vanishing trick with the hundreds of thousands who flock there during the summer months. There’s enough out-of-town development to house several armies, but once you’re actually in Porec itself the crowds seem to melt away and you’re left with the town that one Roman historian called “the jewels of a young girl’s diadem”.

Read the article here (travel.timesonline.co.uk).

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