And then it was off to .........Opatija, Pula, , Rovinj, Porec ...... before venturing into Slovenia.

The last leg of our Croatia tour is now almost over. Looking back over the time spent in this lovely country I can honestly say it was well worth the effort. Notably this country was our " defining destination" while planning this trip through 8 countries and it did not let us down. Sadly we never had much interaction with the local population which is regretable as normally these folk add the colour to any adventure.

Arriving at PULA turned out to be quite an eye opener in that the sites visited could quite easily have been in Italy and the like. With the sea being the added attraction resulted in us being comfortably mesmerised, cycling around and around just soaking up the ambience.

The Temple of Augustus (Croatian: Augustov hram) is a well-preserved Roman temple in the city of Pula, Croatia Dedicated to the first Roman emperor, ...

The main attraction was the Amphitheatre Arena majestically located within seconds from the cit y centre.  The old town centre had its own attractions in the form of well preserved roman structures. All this without having the need to cycle up and down mountains, hills and the like . PERFECT !!

The Pula Arena is the name of the amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. The Arena is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers and with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved.

This was to become our Camping spot of choice, in the parking lot of a supermarket chain.

And then onto Rovinj where we spent the day cycling around taking in the sites. Never to disappoint, this was another perfect location in a perfect country.

 Rovinj is a Croatian fishing port on the west coast of the Istrian peninsula. The old town stands on a headland, with houses tightly crowded down to the seafront. A tangle of cobbled streets leads to the hilltop church of St. Euphemia, whose towering steeple dominates the skyline. South of the old town is Lone Bay, one of the area’s pebble beaches. The Rovinj archipelago’s 14 islands lie immediately off the mainland.