I first took photo on a pier, as you can see it is near the sea. Yup, you read that right, the square is surrounded by sea which makes it soooooo beautiful and romantic. I wouldn’t hesitate once my husband offered me to move out and live in one of the apartments which has the sea as the back yard! . Unlike most houses and apartments which have terrace on the front, people who live in the square have the terraces on the back. This is due to the limitation of space. They use the front space for road which is a good thing because they could have better view on the back.
The thing is, this city is really a replica of Italy. The people even speak Italian! So, for me it was like visiting another country.
They have one big Church on the top of the hill named Santa Eufemia. I was lucky as I got the chance to come inside and see what it looked like and it was amazing. The ornaments and the architectures were great. It was like zoned back to the old times where things were still traditional.
The second time I came to this city was when my sister, her husband and some relatives come to visit us in Croatia due to my wedding dinner in Pula. They loved this city as well. When they came it was even more crowded as it was the peak of the hi season. You could see on the pic here that we had a really great time and everyone was happy.
And the third time we came was in Winter. You could see the difference between those two seasons. In Summer, it was crowded and every shop offered you souvenirs to buy, or some postcards. But, in Winter it’s practically empty. No stores opened and no cafes and restaurants as well. It was like a dead city. But, still it had its touch. I love Rovinj both in Winter and Summer. To be honest, I could enjoy the square during Winter more because not so many people passing by and it was quiet.
We took advantages of the emptiness by taking a lot of photos which we couldn’t do in Summer. We even went to some people’s terraces which were widely opened and they weren’t angry to us for trespassing. Unbelievable! When I was there I imagined myself having an apartment there and look at the sea from my window. Well, you could practically spit from your window to the sea! Imagine how close the sea is to the apartment. And in Summer families could have barbecue or just a simple lunch by the terrace and when you feel hot, you could just grab your swim suit and jump to the sea.