ABOUT ME
My name is Goran Cvek and I live in a corner of Europe called Istria, in Croatia.
I have been working as a personal tour guide/tour leader for fourteen years now- touring Italy and most countries of south-eastern Europe.
I studied law at Zagreb University, but as it turned out that was not to be my calling.
I have dedicated the last fifteen years of my life to travelling extensively, studying languages and sharing my knowledge&experience with people who want to know more about the place I call home.
I am a soul in love with history, geography, architecture, culture and languages.
Besides Croatian and Italian which are my mother-tongues, I am fluent in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese and have been delivering tours in these language for several years now.
WHY ISTRIA?
The culture of the region of Istria encompasses the intricate cultural, culinary, architectural and spiritual heritage of civilisations crossing their paths on the shores of the Adriatic. This area preserves remains of the ancient Histri culture frome the iron age, roman structures, bizantyne monuments, venitian romanesque and gothic buildings, medieval church frescoes and renaissance basilicas.
Istria is the only place where two major european cultures meet: the slavic/croatian and the latino/italian.
We have a Unesco heritage site, the only bizantyne basilica in Croatia.
We have world class olive oils and wines, a distinctive cuisine based on locally grown vegetables, home made pasta, mushrooms, truffles, wild asparagus, fresh fish and venison.
TOURS
For group walking tours of Rovinj during summer 2019 click here
Rovinj
City tour (departs from Rovinj): 2 hour walk through the lower and upper town. Areas included in the visit of the lower town: Valdibora square with marketplace, Bridge square, Carera street, Main square. Upper town: Grand square, St. Benedict’s square & church, Trivio square, Jewish ghetto area, St. Euphemia’s church.
Pula
City tour (departs from Rovinj, Pula or Poreč): 2 hour walking tour of roman Pula with the Amphitheatre, Double arches’ gate, Hercules’ gate, Giardini park area, Golden gate, Decumanus street, Dirce’s mosaics, Forum square, Emperor Augustus’ temple, Cathedral. Included: entry ticket to the roman ampihitheatre+arena substructure museum and Augustus’ temple museum.
Poreč
City tour (departs from Rovinj, Pula or Poreč): 2 hour walking tour of roman and byzantine Poreč. Elegant waterfront from the 19th century, City Hall, Round tower, Freedom square with Pentagonal tower, northern city wall fortifications, Decumanus street, Bishop Euphrasius’ basilica, roman Forum. Included: entry ticket to Euphrasius’ basilica UNESCO heritage site complex+museum.
Green Istria & Truffle
Tour (departs from Rovinj, Pula ): 6 hour tour with stops in Poreč, Motovun and Grožnjan. In Motovun it includes the famous city wall visit, St. Stephen’s church, Winged lions’ tower, the Loggia. In Grožnjan we visit the medieval village with St’ Vito, Modesto and Crescenza church, the main square, city walls. Possibility of truffle tasting and truffle hunting with dogs in the Mirna river valley area.
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